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I’ve always get off about Homebrew, but never put words to it. Many of the comments here seem to mirror my feelings. From the beginning it was as if no package
by jonhohle 8y ago
I’ve always get off about Homebrew, but never put words to it. Many of the comments here seem to mirror my feelings.
From the beginning it was as if no package managers had ever existed and they were solving packaging problems for the first time ever and ignoring not just the other Mac package managers but other package managers in general.
Then there’s the smattering of cutesy names for internal concepts: bottles and casks and tapping.
Popularity of Homebrew skyrocketed, though.
Meanwhile, MacPorts is better than ever.
- Hackbraten 8y agoAbout the cutesy names: yes, that was probably a mistake. We’ve looked into fixing this but I feel it’s too late to change the terminology now without causing even more confusion. Glad to hear MacPorts works well for you! Should you ever decide to come back to Homebrew, we’ll be there for you.
- PascLeRasc 8y agoI'm unaware of all the drama everyone else is referring to and I'd like to remain ignorant, but I really prefer the naming scheme. It's more intuitive to folks like me for whom Homebrew is our first package manager, and it really helped me understand why things are how they are in package managers in general. I appreciate a little whimsey in software.
- Hackbraten 8y agoThanks for the feedback. That’s insightful! In software, I’ve always preferred the more serious tone. No idea why; I love silliness and monkeying around in general.