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FWIW the author of Homebrew is also working on a next generation package manager in rust: https://pkgx.dev/ https://pkgx.dev/ (beware facebook tracking and inf
by benatkin 2y ago
FWIW the author of Homebrew is also working on a next generation package manager in rust: https://pkgx.dev/ https://pkgx.dev/ (beware
facebook tracking and infinite AI slop)
- adamnemecek 2y agoAlso in Rust, haha.
- benatkin 2y agoI finally looked up the GitHub repo found some context about the website: https://github.com/pkgxdev/pantry/issues/5358 https://github.com/pkgxdev/pantry/issues/5358
- no_wizard 2y agoWhat’s the deal with the cautious warnings? Is homebrew being replaced by software developed using a “vibing coding” or what have you?
- benatkin 2y agoif you see the issue I linked, there are a lot of thumbs up / thumbs down in the comments, it's not just me =)
- no_wizard 2y agoI think I lack context enough that even the link doesn't make it very clear to me.
- frollogaston 2y agomxcl is the owner of this other project and also the original creator of Homebrew. Someone asked politely to remove a broken package from the list, mxcl gave an oddly combative response, then you see the rest.
- mimischi 2y agoAI slop, but also for all the imagery. The early 00s called, and want their large icons back. This is the worst landing page I’ve seen—almost screams crypto-scam.
- joshuaturner 2y agoOof. Those AI images really harm the credibility of the package manager.
- benatkin 2y agoI both like and dislike them. First thing I searched for was the prompts, but I haven't found them yet. As for Facebook tracking I 100% dislike that.
- Zambyte 2y agoWow. They really don't want anyone to take this project seriously! This is actually making me reconsider having brew installed even... https://github.com/pkgxdev/pantry/pull/5360#issuecomment-2339288413 https://github.com/pkgxdev/pantry/pull/5360#issuecomment-233...
- woodruffw 2y agoCreator, not current maintainer. Homebrew is currently maintained by over a dozen people, myself included.