Thank you, his arguments totally makes sense, only the part that makes me icky is:
reply> There’s a new vibe coded Homebrew frontend with partial compatibility and improved speed every few weeks.
People are free and probably do this because it is slow. Alternatives often are not a bad thing.
Since I enabled HOMEBREW_DOWNLOAD_CONCURRENCY, downloads have improved for me to the point where download speed is no longer an issue.
replyGood to know! I was doing this with a hacky one-liner but wasn't aware of this flag. I think the sequential build/install process is the agonizing bit though.
reply> Alternatives often are not a bad thing.
replyExactly. I’ve been using MacPorts for ages and I love it.
/me ducks.
Point noted! I took it as a tongue-in-cheek phrasing of "agentically coded". Hopefully, that's right.
replyI don't see where he said it's a bad thing, or even implied it. As I see it, he did imply that superlatives like THE FASTEST PACKAGE MANAGER aren't worth much in this environment.
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replyYeah, tbh homebrew is slow as fuck. It literally took 30 minutes to install aws cli on my 2020 mbp. I will happily flock to every new version that's faster.
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