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Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
4recommend
0warn against
Nov 12, 2025first mention
Jun 16, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“We use direnv with asdf to ensure everyone is in the same version now.”
“I switched from brew to https://asdf-vm.com/ for this very reason.”
switched from Homebrewon “Homebrew 6.0.0”
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“I highly recommend using a .tool-versions file (if you use asdf or mise)”
“It is insanely easy for anyone to make an asdf plugin, install it, use it.”
forced to use a Mac by workswitched from Homebrewon “Homebrew no longer allows bypassing Gatekeeper for u…”
Caveats and dissent
No one in these comments warned against it.
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Also written as ASDF. Data: asdf.json. Quotes are verbatim; the verdict and theme labels are written by a model from these comments, and every clause links to its sources.
All comments 6
“We use direnv with asdf to ensure everyone is in the same version now.”
“I switched from brew to https://asdf-vm.com/ for this very reason.”
“I have used asdf for about a decade”
“I highly recommend using a .tool-versions file (if you use asdf or mise)”
“load it in my Lisp program using good old ASDF:LOAD-SYSTEM”
“It is insanely easy for anyone to make an asdf plugin, install it, use it.”