"Doing stuff" for developers often includes installing and running packages such as databases, programming languages, editors, etc. On OS X, there is only an Ap

"Doing stuff" for developers often includes installing and running packages such as databases, programming languages, editors, etc. On OS X, there is only an App Store built-in. You have to choose one of many package managers[1]. Each package may get installed in its own non-standard way. Linux distributions like Debian or Arch have standardized package managers which handle dependencies and updates much more smoothly than any OS X implementation I've come across. 1. http://www.onthelambda.com/2013/10/14/the-state-of-package-management-on-mac-os-x/ http://www.onthelambda.com/2013/10/14/the-state-of-package-m...