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Re:Bingo – The missing package manager for Go binaries (Home... by dmitriid on Sunday December 26, 2021 @12:11PM (#29694166)
> AppStore is the default package manager in macOS since 2008

It's not a package manager

> Homebrew is worse than forgoing package management and just using git

So you're using AppStore as your package manager?

> Homebrew is pure hype, and without the hype, it has nothing.

Ah yes, the well-known decade-old hype that everyone keeps advertising.

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Re:Bingo – The missing package manager for Go binaries (Home... by Maursault on Sunday December 26, 2021 @12:22PM (#29694275)
A package manager or package-management system is a collection of software tools that automates the process of installing, upgrading, configuring, and removing computer programs for a computer in a consistent manner. [0]

If it installs, upgrades, configures and removes programs, App Store is indeed one of these. Apple invented package managers in 2008 (LOL).

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Package_manager

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Re:Bingo – The missing package manager for Go binaries (Home... by dmitriid on Sunday December 26, 2021 @12:23PM (#29694292)
> If it installs, upgrades, configures and removes programs, App Store is indeed one of these.

So. Do you use it to install all your software? Oh wait. You don't: "Give me MacPorts any day of the week and twice on Sunday."

So, why aren't you using App Store?

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Re:Bingo – The missing package manager for Go binaries (Home... by Maursault on Monday December 27, 2021 @11:50AM (#29704060)
Because I disable and remove App Store.
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