Homebrew

First step is to install Homebrew

Open the built in terminal and paste the command:

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

This will also install the xcode build tools which is needed by other developer tools.

After homebrew is installed, run the following commands to add it to the PATH:

echo 'eval "$(/opt/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv)"' >> /Users/[username]/.zprofile
eval "$(/opt/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv)"

iTerm2

Next, install iTerm2 using brew in the built in terminal like so:

brew install iterm2

Once installed, open settings using cmd + ,:

1. Appearance -> Theme -> Minimal
2. Profiles -> Default
   • Reuse previous session's directory
   • Keys -> Key Mappings -> Presets -> Natural Text Editing

Docs: iTerm2 Documentation

Git

To install git run:

brew install git

Shell Prompt

Install the shell prompt of choice as shown in SHELL-PROMPTS.md

Apps

Install all the listed apps in the brew-casks.txt file with the command:

xargs brew install < brew-casks.txt

Command Shift

In order to change language input source in a more convenient way, i use karabiner-elements to remap keyboard shorcuts. Command + Shift is easy to use especially if you have a Windows background.

1. Go to Settings -> Keyboard -> Keyboard Shortcuts -> Input Sources and set a desired shorcut. I use Cmd + E
2. After karabiner-elements has been installed from the list of cask apps, open the terminal and cd to ~/.config/karabiner/assets/
3. Once there, create a .json file that will handle the remapping. Example: CmdShiftToCmdE.json
4. This file creates a rule to map Cmd + Shift to Cmd + E thus changing input source.
5. After that, open karabiner-elements app and go to: Complex Modifications -> Rules -> Add rule and Enable Languages -> Command + Shift to Command + e.

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For me the default dock behaviour is quite slow, so i use this terminal command to change it:

defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-delay -float 0; defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-time-modifier -int 1;killall Dock

Reset to defaults:

defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-delay -float 0.5; defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-time-modifier -int 0.5 ;killall Dock

Dev Setup

Install development tools as shown in DEV-SETUP.md