If It Quacks Like a Package Manager
jandeboevrie
54 points
7 comments
March 08, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (2 comments)
paulddraper
> If it has transitive execution, it’s a package manager Not really. Spreadsheets, programming language functions, database triggers. To be more accurate, if it downloads artifacts transitively it is a package manager.
verdverm
On an aside, the MVS (minimum version selection) is an interesting and understandable algorithm for dependency resolution. Started from Go, CUE uses it now too. https://research.swtch.com/vgo-mvs