[aespinoza]

I don't think the package manager matters to be honest.

In python I use pip.

In ruby I use rubygems.

In java I use maven for dependencies.

in node.js I use npm.

So really, even in ubuntu or macosx you will use theses tools.

[cmsd2]

I've tried having all these installed, and having them all in my %PATH%, along with msys and the platform sdk and so on, but i found I just ended up with my PATH env var being truncated because I went over the environment block size limit. I've given up pretending windows is unixy and ditched it in favor of homebrew on osx

[aespinoza]

There might limitations, definitely. But move to OSX just because the $PATH has limitations seems a bit overboard.

There are other ways around it.

[jongalloway2]

And you can install them all from chocolatey, if you need a package manager manager.