Setting Up a New Macbook or Linux Machine for Development

Tools, configs, and setup.

Last updated for: Ventura (13.4) Macbook M1

OSX Settings

Good defaults borrowed from https://github.com/taniarascia/mac

• Security and Privacy > General > App Store and identified developers
• Security and Privacy > General > Require password immediately after sleep or screen saver begins
• Security and Privacy > Firewall > On
• Security and Privacy > Privacy > Accessibility > Allow control for Dropbox, Steam, Rescuetime

List of Tools

brew installed:

• ack: like grep, but better.
• bun: drop-in replacement for NodeJS
• cloc: Count, or compute differences of, physical lines of source code in many programming languages.
• deno: A secure runtime for JavaScript and TypeScript.
• fd: Simple, fast and user-friendly alternative to 'find'.
• fzf: A general-purpose command-line fuzzy finder.
• git-filter-repo: Quickly rewrite git repository history (filter-branch replacement).
• glow: Render markdown on the CLI, with pizzazz! 💅🏻
• gh: Github CLI
• go: Open source programming language that makes it easy to build simple, reliable, and efficient software.
• htop: Interactive process viewer.
• iftop: Display bandwidth usage on an interface.
• imagemagick: Software suite to create, edit, and compose bitmap images.
• jq: Lightweight and flexible command-line JSON processor.
• mas: Mac App Store command line interface.
• mosh: Mobile shell that supports roaming and intelligent local echo.
• nmap: Utility for network discovery and security auditing.
• neovim: Vim-fork focused on extensibility and usability.
• ocrmypdf: Adds an OCR text layer to PDF documents.
• pandoc: Universal markup converter.
• parallel: Shell tool for executing jobs in parallel.
• pdfgrep: A tool to search text in PDF files.
• pipx: Execute binaries from Python packages in isolated environments.
• shellcheck: Shell script static analysis tool.
• tldr: Simplified and community-driven man pages.
• telnet: User interface to the TELNET protocol.
• trash: Move files and directories to the trash.
• tree: Recursive directory listing command that produces a depth indented listing of files.
• watch: Execute a program periodically, showing output fullscreen.
• ytdlp-dl: Command-line program to download videos from YouTube.com and other video sites.
• zsh: Powerful shell with scripting language.

bun installed:

• carbon-now-cli: Beautiful images of your code — from right inside your terminal.
• netlify-cli: Netlify command line tool.

pip3 installed:

• csvkit: Suite of utilities for converting to and working with CSV.
• jupyterlab: Jupyter’s Next-Generation Notebook Interface.
• kaggle: Official Kaggle API.

List of Programs

brew cask installed:

• 1Password: The world’s most-loved password manager.
• Anki: Powerful, intelligent flash cards.
• Arc: A better browser.
• Audacity: Free, open source, cross-platform audio software.
• Brave: Secure, Fast & Private Web Browser with Adblocker.
• Dash: API Documentation Browser, Snippet Manager.
• Discord: All-in-one voice and text chat for gamers.
• Docker: Empowering App Development for Developers.
• Freedom: Block Distractions. Be Productive.
• Imageoptim: Makes images load faster.
• iTerm2: macOS Terminal Replacement.
• Kindle: Amazon's book reader.
• Monodraw: Powerful ASCII art editor designed for the Mac.
• Notion: All-in-one workspace.
• ngrok: Secure Introspected Tunnels to localhost.
• OBS: Free and open source software for video recording and live streaming.
• Postman: The Collaboration Platform for API Development.
• Pocket: When you find something you want to view later, put it in Pocket.
• Postico: A Modern PostgreSQL Client for the Mac.
• Private Internet Access: High-speed anonymous VPN Service.
• Rescuetime: Use your time wisely.
• Slack: Where work happens.
• Signal: Say "hello" to a different messaging experience.
• Telegram: A new era of messaging.
• Visual Studio Code: Code editing. Redefined.
• Warp: Better Internet for everyone.
• WhatsApp: Simple. Secure. Reliable messaging.

Config Files

Also copies important config files... VS Code extensions, .gitconfig, .gitignore_global, .vimrc, .zshrc, .zprofile etc.

Setup Scripts

To set up a new machine, run the appropriate setup script:

• For OSX: ./setup-osx.sh
• For Linux: ./setup-linux.sh

These scripts will install Ansible, download the necessary Ansible collections, and then run the appropriate Ansible playbook to set up the machine.