Computer Science trivia
Name a software package manager
Everyone has a first answer to “Name a software package manager”. The game is about the second, the third and the tenth: 34 answers are accepted, ranked by how rarely people think of them.
The obvious answers
Right, but shallow: 3 answers nearly everyone thinks of, worth 10 points each.
- npm
- pip
- apt
The next answers people reach for
Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:
- Yarn
- pnpm
- Homebrew
- Chocolatey
- NuGet
- Composer
How deep does “Name a software package manager” go?
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 3 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 6 | 25 |
| The Deep | 8 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 16 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 8 answers starting with C, D, G, M, P and S. The Abyss has 16 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Facts about this list
- 34 answers in total, every one of them a single word.
- Shortest: “uv”. Longest: “Chocolatey”.
- P, C and N are the most common first letters; together they start 44% of the answers.
How to go deeper
- Start with P: 7 of the answers begin with it.
- npm, pip and apt are safe but shallow. Aim past them.
- Older and academic tools are rare answers.
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People also ask
- What do most people say for “Name a software package manager”?
- The usual first answers are npm, pip and apt. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name a software package manager”?
- 34 in all: 3 on The Tip, 6 Below the Surface, 8 in The Deep, 16 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name a software package manager” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “uv” and the longest is “Chocolatey”.
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