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Is homebrew that confusing though? I thought it was much simpler compared to other CLIs. Primarily, all you do is search, install, and uninstall.
by ihuman 13y ago
Is homebrew that confusing though? I thought it was much simpler compared to other CLIs. Primarily, all you do is search, install, and uninstall.
- TillE 13y agoAnd update/upgrade, and the occasional cleanup. It really is extremely simple, and I don't know why anyone would be using Homebrew if they're not already comfortable with the command line.
- GuiA 13y agoThe modern programming movements, especially web development, have created many developers who can do (for example) some HTML, some CSS, a little bit of {Rails | Django | PHP}, a little bit of {Angular | JQuery | Ember.js }, etc. but are very uncomfortable with concepts/tools that a lot of hackers take for granted (using a command line being one example). Not saying it's a good thing or a bad thing, just how it is (especially with things like programming bootcamps and associate degrees focused on quick web development). Some of us have been swimming in Linux and obscure hacker culture for decades, and we forget that maybe one doesn't need the huge entire body of knowledge we have to be productive employees in a certain capacity?
- malvosenior 13y agoIt's a bad thing.
- hippee-lee 13y ago> Not saying it's a good thing or a bad thing The tools we use are neither good nor bad. How well we use them, what we use them for and how we teach others to use them are what makes the good or bad. I love the way you make this conversation good with a pragmatic point of view and an opinionated but reasonable voice. Thank you.
- jwarren 13y agoIMO it has a really nice interface for a CLI. Lots of sensible colour coding and some of the clearest instructions/error messages I've come across.