Lots of wisdom in How To Build Stable Systems https://medium.com/@jlouis666/how-to-build-stable-systems-6fe9dcf32fc4 (also unapologetically opinionated)
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An opinionated, unofficial alternative to https://crates.io/: https://crates.rs/
I like the understated design, and having multiple websites listing the packages available is a great sign of a healthy ecosystem!
Ivy 0.9.0 is out! https://oremacs.com/2017/04/09/ivy-0.9.0/ It's a wonderful package that makes many things better without ever being too opinionated.
The author of nasm-mode has a great opinionated blogpost on different assemblers and their advantages/disadvantages: