Why hackers moved from Homebrew to asdf
1 hacker described this switch in public comments. Their words, with links to the originals.
What hackers said about the move
“I switched from brew to https://asdf-vm.com/ for this very reason.”midenginedcoupe, 2026-06-12original comment ↗
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Homebrew vs asdf
| Homebrew | asdf | |
|---|---|---|
| Hackers who recommend | 6 | 1 |
| Hackers who criticize | 3 | 0 |
| Moved away from it | 3 | 1 |
| Moved to it | 4 | 1 |
Counts are distinct hackers in the sampled comments, not market share.
Criticism of Homebrew
“I had more problems with brew, where some package needed to be updated that I did not want, and I caused a cascade of issues.”teh64, 2026-09-13original comment ↗
“I switched from Homebrew to MacPorts a few years ago because of Homebrew's aggressive dropping of macOS versions”ryandrake, 2026-09-13original comment ↗
Praise for asdf
No further praise for asdf captured yet.