What do you know about "Chocolatey.org"

[miguelmartins17]

I was trying to solve issue #9 and I was doing some research on how I could get dart installed on the command line or powershell and of the few people I saw trying to install dart-sdk on the command line they all say it's necessary to install "Chocolatey" first.
I would like to know if anyone has ever used it or if they know what it's for.

[nelsonic]

@miguelmartins17 good question.
What did you search for before opening this issue?
e.g: https://github.com/search?q=org%3Adwyl+Chocolatey
People who use Windows in the wider @dwyl community have used and recommended Chocolatey
e.g: for installing elixir on Windows see: https://github.com/dwyl/learn-elixir#windows

I have not used https://chocolatey.org personally because I haven't used windows as my main computer since 2005 ... but it looks good https://github.com/chocolatey

Remember that the only people who will see this question are the "Watchers" of this repository:
https://github.com/dwyl/learn-flutter/watchers

I know that @iteles hasn't used Windows since she left her last job in 2013 ...
so she definitely hasn't used Chocolatey. 😉

If you want a response from a wider audience consider transferring this issue (or opening a new one) on dwyl/technology-stack/issues where there are more watchers ...

Ultimately the people who use Windows for App Development (mostly) do so because they have to.
(e.g. because they are building software for the Microsoft ecosystem or Games, etc. or because they work for a big company that is stuck using Windows because of vendor lock-in or inertia ...)
Anyone who can afford a Mac, has one.
See: https://hackernoon.com/why-do-developers-run-macs-9ad81d58d177

The only reason you (Miguel) have a Windows PC (beast desktop) is because that's what you wanted for playing games and doing homework; otherwise you'd Mac the same way we got one for Edu 👨‍💻
For doing the creative work that pays really well that we do @dwyl, nothing beats a Mac.
There is an i7 MacBook Air sitting on my desk waiting for you when you want to join us. 😉

[miguelmartins17]

Chocolatey is a package manager for Windows. Similar to Linux tools like apt or yum, but designed specifically for Windows, Chocolatey was designed to be a decentralized framework for quickly installing applications and tools that you need.

@nelsonic When you want to borrow the PC (Mac) to start working with the IOS applications and to start working with Swift I am open to new challenges.
I'm ready to join you on the Mac whenever you want.