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I first check brew...

by nxpnsv 7y ago

fit2rule 7y ago
Yeah, this. MacOS is unusable without home-brew, especially cask. There is no greater feeling than knowing you can blow away your system disk, come back and re-install it, then add a "brew cask install .." stage to get all your apps installed automatically. If I had brew on iOS, I'd be more than happy. Alas, I don't want to jailbreak though ..
- jasonlfunk 7y ago
  Unusable for you, maybe. But I'm sure the majority of people use MacOS without homebrew and find it perfectly usable for their use cases.
  - fit2rule 7y ago
    Sure. There's still nothing quite as efficient as a one-liner brew command to get new stuff set up, though. My computer does the installing, not me ..
- pjmlp 7y ago
  Maybe unusable for those that think macOS is GNU/Linux with a pretty UI. I never installed any of those alternative UNIX toolchains. Apple SDK + native macOS tooling are more than enough.
  - ahbyb 7y ago
    >Maybe unusable for those that think macOS is GNU/Linux with a pretty UI. This was the target of the WSL that Microsoft added to Windows. They won me. GNU/Linux with good UI, good software support and that doesn't break every month. It's like we're living in the future.
    - pjmlp 7y ago
      Yep, that is the main reason why WSL exists. And as gateway drug into Azure as well, most likely. I never had any use for SUA during all these years doing Windows development.
  - fit2rule 7y ago
    On the contrary, I use automated package management on MacOS to get my system ready for use, mostly installing .app's. MacOS has its plus points - user-centric power control over application installations and upgrade maintenance just isn't one of them.
- Humdeee 7y ago
  Serious question to get you thinking about your toolset dependencies. Is MacOS useless without it, or are you?
  - fit2rule 7y ago
    Serious answer: neither are useless. I just find MacOS 100x more useful because of homebrew, and frustrating without it. The reason is, I can blow away the OS, restore a fresh install, and then re-install everything I need with a single command. This is highly empowering: I don't have to be a mouse-monkey to get everything set up, and can do other things meanwhile. Doesn't mean MacOS is 'bad' - sure, others can get their systems set up however they want. App Store installs are fine, if you have the time to sit there, driving your system through everything ..

I first check brew...

by nxpnsv 7y ago

I first check brew...

Yeah, this. MacOS is unusable without home-brew, especially cask. There is no greater feeling than knowing you can blow away your system disk, come back and re-install it, then add a "brew cask install .." stage to get all your apps installed automatically. If I had brew on iOS, I'd be more than happy. Alas, I don't want to jailbreak though ..

jasonlfunk 7y ago
Unusable for you, maybe. But I'm sure the majority of people use MacOS without homebrew and find it perfectly usable for their use cases.
- fit2rule 7y ago
  Sure. There's still nothing quite as efficient as a one-liner brew command to get new stuff set up, though. My computer does the installing, not me ..
pjmlp 7y ago
Maybe unusable for those that think macOS is GNU/Linux with a pretty UI. I never installed any of those alternative UNIX toolchains. Apple SDK + native macOS tooling are more than enough.
- ahbyb 7y ago
  >Maybe unusable for those that think macOS is GNU/Linux with a pretty UI. This was the target of the WSL that Microsoft added to Windows. They won me. GNU/Linux with good UI, good software support and that doesn't break every month. It's like we're living in the future.
  - pjmlp 7y ago
    Yep, that is the main reason why WSL exists. And as gateway drug into Azure as well, most likely. I never had any use for SUA during all these years doing Windows development.
- fit2rule 7y ago
  On the contrary, I use automated package management on MacOS to get my system ready for use, mostly installing .app's. MacOS has its plus points - user-centric power control over application installations and upgrade maintenance just isn't one of them.
Humdeee 7y ago
Serious question to get you thinking about your toolset dependencies. Is MacOS useless without it, or are you?
- fit2rule 7y ago
  Serious answer: neither are useless. I just find MacOS 100x more useful because of homebrew, and frustrating without it. The reason is, I can blow away the OS, restore a fresh install, and then re-install everything I need with a single command. This is highly empowering: I don't have to be a mouse-monkey to get everything set up, and can do other things meanwhile. Doesn't mean MacOS is 'bad' - sure, others can get their systems set up however they want. App Store installs are fine, if you have the time to sit there, driving your system through everything ..