Setting up my mac for development

dev tools I use / what I do when setting up a new macbook for development

set up CLI tools & homebrew 🍺

install xcode cli tools install homebrew

set up Hyper terminal ⚡️

download from hyper website and install

plugins & themes available too

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set up Oh My Zsh 🐢

install zsh

installation instructions for oh my zsh

install oh my zsh plugins

• aliases - I use the github aliases to speed up my workflow e.g. gst, gp, gl, gc
• zsh-autosuggestions - for autocomplete in the terminal

big list of oh my zsh plugins

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set up Starship 🚀

starship website & installation

update starship config

create a config directory and file

mkdir -p ~/.config && touch ~/.config/starship.toml

update config file to make it cute 💅

below code is my current config - for more info on starship config options > starship docs

format =
"""
✨ 
$username
$directory
$vcsh
$git_branch
$git_commit
$git_state
$git_metrics
$git_status
$hg_branch
$package
$cmd_duration
$line_break
$battery
$time
$status
$character
"""

# [time]
# disabled = false
# format = '[ $time]($style) '
# time_format = '%H:%M'

# Replace the '❯' symbol in the prompt with '➜'
[character] # The name of the module we are configuring is 'character'
success_symbol = '[➜](purple)'

[directory]
home_symbol = '🏠'

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set up VSCode

download and install from vs code website

choose a theme

decisions decisions!! i’m currently using Noctis Uva (from the Noctis theme collection)

install extensions

(or sync them from settings sync)

• Prettier
• Svelte for VS Code
• Tailwind CSS Intellisense
• IntelliJ IDEA Keybindings
• Error Lens
• Svg Preview
• Figma for VSCode

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