Programming Throwdown

Package managers are an often-overlooked aspect of any operating system, but their importance is not to be underestimated – especially in today’s development environment. As both creator of Homebrew and CEO of tea.xyz, Max Howell is intimately familiar with the ins and outs of open-source development, software engineering, and balancing passion with practicality. He shares these experiences and more with us in today’s deep dive into the subject!00:01:00 Introductions00:01:29 When Max started Tea.XYZ00:03:51 British plugs00:08:10 Literally rolling out of bed to work00:11:49 The value of meetups00:13:14 Getting into open-source00:23:00 Mandrake00:25:02 Turning frustration into action00:30:47 Deno00:40:28 OSX’s relationship with Unix00:55:33 Trying out Ruby01:01:13 April Fools prank ideas01:04:13 The cause of sleepless nights with Homebrew01:14:41 What got Max inspired to do Tea01:19:53 From startup to company01:41:55 FarewellsResources mentioned in this episode:Links:Tea.XYZ: Website: https://tea.xyz/ Twitter: