> I'd like it if system package managers could actually keep up with the needs of developers, but they seem to have failed. I would argue that they fail at thi

> I'd like it if system package managers could actually keep up with the needs of developers, but they seem to have failed. I would argue that they fail at this because it's a goal that's in direct conflict with their primary goal: to serve end users. The needs of developers are dramatically different. Having multiple versions of a package is a must for developers, but would just cause weird unpredictable issues for end users. (Unless you are very clever and do something like Nix, of course.) I wrote more about this topic here: http://technomancy.us/151 http://technomancy.us/151