> I know Cheney recently came out with his own solution, so it can't be that bad, right?
Yes, and so have others. What they really need to do is say "this is our blessed solution" and bundle it. Otherwise, there's just a bunch of competing solutions floating around and nothing is really going to take hold.
And yes I'm well aware that Java doesn't have a dependency manager but Maven emerged as the de facto way to handle dependencies. I think that has a lot to do with developer attitudes. I see Go developers as much more "don't tell me what to do, I'll roll my own solution" than Java developers, and that's why I fear a third-party dependency manager won't win out in the Go world.
Yes, and so have others. What they really need to do is say "this is our blessed solution" and bundle it. Otherwise, there's just a bunch of competing solutions floating around and nothing is really going to take hold.
And yes I'm well aware that Java doesn't have a dependency manager but Maven emerged as the de facto way to handle dependencies. I think that has a lot to do with developer attitudes. I see Go developers as much more "don't tell me what to do, I'll roll my own solution" than Java developers, and that's why I fear a third-party dependency manager won't win out in the Go world.