Brand new Mac, should I use Macports?

Question

got a new mac, need to have it setup ready for development. I heard great things about macports, should i use it? Is it really easier than manually download and compile? anyone has any problems using it?

It is for typical ruby web development stuff.

thanks

Answer 1

Try homebrew. It's really good because it's highly optimized, and has no redundant packages.

It's also built in Ruby, which seems particularly relevant to you.