Homebrew questions: (1) Are symlink problems still a big thing? (2) if Homebrew is so great, why don't Wes Bos, Andrew Mead, etc. recommend installing Node with Homebrew in their courses?

Not trolling, just trying to learn the details before I make a mess of my brand new computer trying to install things.If not clear, my two questions again are:are symlinks still an issue with Homebrew? Last time I tried to install with Homebrew, I ended up with a huge mess and if you Google 'symlink homebrew' you see a lot of people have problems with it (you don't even need to add 'problems' to your Google search, see?: https://ift.tt/2r7rWGc Homebrew makes life so great and easy, why don't some of the best teachers even mention Homebrew in their various courses? They're always on Macs, anyway, and they often recommend what they think is the best browser or best way to install something. I literally never see Homebrew mentioned in any instructions on Sitepoint, Wes Bos courses, Pluralsight, Udemy, etc. when taking courses involving Node, Gulp, Webpack, etc. There's got to be a reason none of these popular resources recommend Homebrew.Thanks!

Submitted November 28, 2018 at 06:11PM by NoMuddyFeet