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asdf makes my life so much easier seriously, it's amazing. Try it! I have a .tool-versions file in code repo that lists what I need for a project. elixir

asdf makes my life so much easier seriously, it's amazing. Try it! I have a .tool-versions file in code repo that lists what I need for a project. elixir 1.2.3 erlang 1.2.3 nodejs 1.2.3 Whenever I `cd` into the folder, asdf automatically uses the right versions for me. I don't have to worry about anything. Razer sharp scalpel of a tool.

nikolay 6y ago
The only issue is (was?) that you need to preinstall these unless this has changed in the past year. When I integrated it with direnv [0], I made the missing ones autoinstall. [0]: https://direnv.net/ https://direnv.net/
- sergiotapia 6y ago
  Correct, you must have them installed so the `cd` into the directory auto switches. But that's a simple `asdf install elixir 1.2.3` boom you're set
  - viraptor 6y ago
    Or just `asdf install` - it will handle all the missing versions.
    - nikolay 6y ago
      Yeah, that's what the direnv script was doing. You cd and forget!™
richjdsmith 6y ago
Couldn't agree more. asdf has made working across multiple computers and projects dead simple.
pensatoio 6y ago
:heavyplus: .tool-versions means everyone on the team knows which version(s) to use for a project, for anything outside of docker. Auto-install is an awesome feature, too.