[xnorswap]

Every time I've tried to dabble in C++ I've had the same horrible experience.

I end up "Randomly" stabbing at things until it works just well enough to get that particular thing done then dropping it all because it was such a painful experience.

Compared to something like cargo which works really well, C++ and it's build tools just feel flaky.

It may be that I'm just missing a mental model to get to grips with it, but no other major programming language is like that from my experience.

[yonz]

Same here and I'm dreading starting back up again. Are there any Gradle /npm like package managers that might simplify this?

Looking for something that is still alive in 2023

[yonz]

Same here and I am dreading starting back up again. Are there any Gradle /npm like package managers that might simplify this?

Looking for something that is still alive in 2023

[patrick451]

Conan works pretty well. There is also vcpkg, but I haven't used it. But are current and maintained.

[yonz]

Will check them out

[moloch-hai]

In Behavioral Science this phenomenon is called "learned helplessness". The rabbit will not flee the cage even with the door propped open and no one around.

Theon Greyjoy in "Game of Thrones" exhibited this condition.

It is a thing to overcome.