Case for package management in programming languages
Khem Raj September 18, 2024 #metaYou might have wondered why some programming languages like go, python rust go as far to include package management, buildtools, etc. as part of ecosystem. All when we have distributions already having package management at the core.
There are several benefits of doing this, it promotes
Software reuse. Version control Dependency management Consistency across environments Easy installation Promote modularity Fosters community and ecosystem
It significantly improves efficiency, stability, and security and automates mundane tasks like dependency management, reduces errors.
A key difference is that it is developer productivity focussed mindset
Reduce the friction, adoption follows.