[l-lousy]

Anyone using a Mac for tech related jobs has a high probability of using brew. That includes a lot of googlers

[UncleMeat]

Google doesn't allow any code on laptops. Everything is done via web IDEs or ssh into a linux machine. So nobody is using brew to obtain dependencies.

[dekhn]

You are factually wrong. Not only that, you're conflating several different processes and team rules.

Many googlers use brew to install applications on their laptops. This not against policy. Other googlers work with code stored directly on their laptop. There may even be developers who are obtaining deps (for their own builds) from brew.

The problem with the brew author is that he had every opportunity to make himself look hirable at Google but instead chose to write an incorrect screed and publish it on the internet.

[sinop2]

That seems unlikely, given that they’ve implemented an Xcode project generator for iOS apps built with their build system: https://tulsi.bazel.build/

No one’s running Xcode on the web or on a Linux machine.

[EdwardDiego]

Do you work for Google? I'm just doubting you a little. Like the guy from project zero is finding bugs in Windows via ssh to a Linux machine? Definitely going with Doubt here.

[thisiswrongggg]

...worked in another place which didn't allow local code. It was the most horrible dev experience I had. Cannot fathom why google went that way too.

[onei]

Is the code being in a VM mutually exclusive with having homebrew installed?