Do any programmers use Slackware?
by max.b from LinuxQuestions.org on (#5RJPR)
As a programmer I always think about making the computer do my work for me. Doubly so when it's an error-prone, tedious and repetitive task.
Slackware's approach to dependency management seems completely antithetical to this. I tried to read about why people would inflict such pain on themselves, but all I found were some vague references to "learning more about the system". Yes, technically you are right, you are "learning", in the same sense that you are "learning" by memorizing the phone book.
Which brings me to my question: Do any programmers use Slackware? If so can you point to any (publicly verifiable)? If they exist, I might try to be more open-minded about Slackware and read about why they are using it.
Slackware's approach to dependency management seems completely antithetical to this. I tried to read about why people would inflict such pain on themselves, but all I found were some vague references to "learning more about the system". Yes, technically you are right, you are "learning", in the same sense that you are "learning" by memorizing the phone book.
Which brings me to my question: Do any programmers use Slackware? If so can you point to any (publicly verifiable)? If they exist, I might try to be more open-minded about Slackware and read about why they are using it.