<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://brew.sh/">Homebrew</a> is a widely used package manager that simplifies the installation of open-source software on macOS. It was created in response to the growing demand for a lightweight, developer-friendly tool suited to an increasingly Mac-centric development ecosystem. Today, Homebrew is a near-essential part of the macOS software development toolkit.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://x.com/mikemcquaid">Mike McQuaid</a> joined the project early on and collaborated closely with its creator, Max Howell. He joins the podcast with Kevin Ball to discuss Homebrew’s origins, architecture, its emphasis on automation and CI/CD, long-term sustainability, controversial trade-offs, and much more.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/softwareengineeringdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/KevinBall.jpg"><img data-recalc-dims="1" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-15581 alignleft" src="https://i0.wp.com/softwareengineeringdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/KevinBall.jpg?resize=218%2C258&#038;ssl=1" alt="" width="218" height="258" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.kball.llc/">Kevin Ball</a> or KBall, is the vice president of engineering at Mento and an independent coach for engineers and engineering leaders. He co-founded and served as CTO for two companies, founded the San Diego JavaScript meetup, and organizes the AI inaction discussion group through Latent Space.</p>
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