148: Package Management with Max Howell

Package managers are an often-overlooked aspect of any operating system, but their importance is not to be underestimated – especially in today’s development environment. As both creator of Homebrew and CEO of tea.xyz, Max Howell is intimately familiar with the ins and outs of open-source development, software engineering, and balancing passion with practicality. He shares these experiences and more with us in today’s deep dive into the subject! 00:01:00 Introductions 00:01:29 When Max started Tea.XYZ 00:03:51 British plugs 00:08:10 Literally rolling out of bed to work 00:11:49 The value of meetups 00:13:14 Getting into open-source 00:23:00 Mandrake 00:25:02 Turning frustration into action 00:30:47 Deno 00:40:28 OSX’s relationship with Unix 00:55:33 Trying out Ruby 01:01:13 April Fools prank ideas 01:04:13 The cause of sleepless nights with Homebrew 01:14:41 What got Max inspired to do Tea 01:19:53 From startup to company 01:41:55 Farewells Resources mentioned in this episode: Links:Tea.XYZ:Website: https://tea.xyz/Twitter: https://twitter.com/teaxyz_Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tea.xyz/Github: https://github.com/teaxyzReddit: https://reddit.com/r/teaxyzDiscord: https://discord.com/invite/KCZsXfJphn References:101 on Package Management:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Package_managerDeno:https://deno.land/ If you’ve enjoyed this episode, you can listen to more on Programming Throwdown’s website: https://www.programmingthrowdown.com/ Reach out to us via email: programmingthrowdown@gmail.com You can also follow Programming Throwdown on  Facebook | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Player.FM  Join the discussion on our Discord Help support Programming Throwdown through our Patreon ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★