[kylebrown]

Javascript package managers like npm tend to work much more seamlessly than the old unix ones. Wouldnt mind scrapping them all for https://node-os.com/

Also, the reason package managers suck is because.. entropy. See Joe Armstrong, The Mess We're In http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKXe3HUG2l4

[mbrock]

I find that the Nix package manager is much more principled, general, and promising as a model for robust and easy package managing. And with NixOS, it's a huge step towards a declarative and reversible way of managing a whole computer system.