Homebrew is a popular package manager that streamlines the installation of open-source software on macOS. It emerged due to the increasing need for a lightweight, developer-friendly tool tailored to a rapidly growing Mac-focused development environment. Today, Homebrew is an indispensable component of the macOS software development toolkit.
Mike McQuaid became involved with the project early on, working closely with its founder, Max Howell. He participates in a podcast with Kevin Ball to explore Homebrew’s origins, architecture, focus on automation and CI/CD, long-term sustainability, and contentious trade-offs, among other topics.
Kevin Ball, also known as KBall, serves as the vice president of engineering at Mento and operates as an independent coach for engineers and engineering leaders. He co-founded and served as CTO for two companies, established the San Diego JavaScript meetup, and organizes the AI inaction discussion group through Latent Space.
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