Homebrew is a popular package manager that eases the installation of open-source software on macOS. It was developed to meet the increasing need for a lightweight, developer-friendly tool for a Mac-focused development environment. Today, Homebrew is nearly indispensable for macOS software development.
Mike McQuaid joined the project early and worked closely with its creator, Max Howell. He appears on the podcast with Kevin Ball to discuss Homebrew’s beginnings, architecture, focus on automation and CI/CD, long-term sustainability, controversial trade-offs, and more.
Kevin Ball, also known as KBall, is the vice president of engineering at Mento and an independent coach for engineers and engineering leaders. He co-founded and was CTO for two companies, founded the San Diego JavaScript meetup, and organizes the AI inaction discussion group through Latent Space.
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