Pip is great, but sometimes I wonder if one of the original motivations was simply that it's less to type than the 12 chars of easy_install.
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The most common selling point I hear for Nix is having a list of all the packages you need.
On a traditional Linux distro, I just install things and forget about them. A curated, commented list would certainly be handy when I have a new system.
Apple is going to significantly open up iPhones, including allowing third party app stores!
Bun 0.3 will automatically install packages for you, rather than requiring an explicit install step. It's an interesting approach, and they've disabled install scripts to help security.

