It feels like every Nix post that gets on Hacker News has a version of that claim, yet it’s seldom expanded on. In this article, the author throws that in with zero explanation and never revisits it. In other words, it’s opinion and not fact, which is something I do not want conflated in a technical post.
I wish these unproductive software animosities would cease. I don’t care if you use Vim, Emacs, Helix, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, or Symbian. Use whatever works best for you and let everyone else do the same. If you have a specific point to make about why a piece of software should be avoided¹, make your argument and let people judge it, otherwise let it go. Why do you feel the need to throw shade on anyone else’s work, especially open-source software? We’re supposed to be a community, not be backstabbing each other.
We’re talking about package managers, here. It’s a bloody tool and you’re treating it like the worst parts of sports fandom.
¹ E.g.: You may feel strongly that Chromium browsers should be avoided because they give Google more power and that’s a risk to the open web which itself becomes a detriment to society.