Kushal S T
Posted on June 19, 2021
You'll need to install the following:
Homebrew - Package manager for OS X. You'll be able to get it here Brew Site
Run the following commands:
brew update
- Updatesbrew cask install iterm2
- Iterm2 is macOS terminal replacement. Looks beautiful and is customizablebrew install git
- Well, you know why!brew install --cask rectangle
- Run this if you are going to need multiple windows opened at the same time. This tool helps in moving and resizing windows in macOS using keyboard shortcuts or snap areasbrew install --cask alfred
- This a replacement for spotlight. You can customize and make Alfred do a lot of things. Take a look at their site and you'll be blown away.Now you are going to need a friendly shell to help you in development. Install fish. It stands for friendly interactive shell. To install this, run
brew install fish
Now change your default shell to fish. To do this, add the line
/usr/local/bin/fish
to/etc/shells
Change your default shell with
chsh -s /usr/local/bin/fish
Fish ships with the fish_config command, which launches a graphical user interface (GUI) where you can choose different colors and prompt configurations
Now you'll need a editor to code. Download VS Code from here
Open VS Code and enable code prompt by pressing Command + Shift + P or F1 then type
Shell
in command palette now you are able to find this option likeShell Command : Install code in PATH
from suggested list in command palette. Select that option. This will enable you to open VS Code directly from terminal
Next you need a good font. Install font Fira Code. You'll find instructions here. This font contains a set of ligatures for common programming multi-character combinations. In simple words, multi-character symbols look more legible
After you install this font, update it in VS Code and in Iterm2 to make everything look prettier
VS Code extensions: Install these to make your life easier. GitLens, JavaScript Code Snippets, Prettier , Peacock, TODO Highlight, VS Code Icons. There are more but you might get overwhelmed. Start with these and eventually fellow developers will suggest you more extensions
Basic setup is done. Now you check if you have Chrome / Firefox installed. What's the point of web development when there's no browser? π
Now run
brew install node
to install node.js
Phew! that was a long list. Now, install your favourite framework and start developing πΎπΎπΎ
Posted on June 19, 2021
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