I think todays programmers is doing everything back ways. First they think about what language they want to use, then what libraries do they need, and then finally on what platform will it run and how will it be deployed.

In the old days everything was much easier. First you chose a platform, depending on budget, support and so on. When you decided what platform to use, that then dictated what libraries you had at hands, and what package manager you needed for deployment.

That maybe sounds very limiting, but on the other hand you don't always have to come up with new solutions how to bundle and deploy stuff all the time...