Getting a new Macbook is a great feeling. However, you also want to make it look, feel, and work the way you like and are most efficient.
<h2 id="heading-first-things-first">First things first</h2>
<ul>
<li>Package management
<ul>
<li>Homebrew
</li>
<li>asdf
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Assistant
<ul>
<li>Alfred
</li>
<li>Raycast
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="heading-dev-tools">Dev Tools</h2>
<h3 id="heading-terminal">Terminal</h3>
<ul>
<li>Nerd Fonts
<ul>
<li>JetBrains Mono
</li>
<li>Hack
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>iTerm2
</li>
<li><code>oh-my-zsh</code>
<ul>
<li>git auto-suggestions
</li>
<li>auto-complete
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>PowerLevel10k
</li>
<li>Warp
</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="heading-editors-and-ides">Editors and IDEs</h3>
<ul>
<li>TextMate
</li>
<li>VSCode
<ul>
<li>Plugins
<ul>
<li>Material Theme
</li>
<li>Material Icons
</li>
<li>Python
</li>
<li>GitHub
</li>
<li>Dev Containers
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Settings
<ul>
<li>Hide the minimap
</li>
<li>Position the dock to the left
</li>
<li>AutoSave after delay
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="heading-language-support">Language support</h3>
<ul>
<li>Python
<ul>
<li><code>brew install python</code>
</li>
<li><code>brew install pyenv</code>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Java
</li>
<li>.Net and C#
</li>
<li>Go
</li>
<li>C
</li>
<li>C++
</li>
<li>Rust
</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="heading-productivity">Productivity</h2>
<ul>
<li>Email Client
<ul>
<li>Mail by Apple</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Calendar
<ul>
<li>Calendar by Apple</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="heading-references">References</h2>
<ul>
<li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GK7zLYAXdDs">Set up a Mac in 2024 for Power Users and Developers | YouTube | Syntax</a>
</li>
<li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNQpDWLs4To">How to setup your Mac Terminal to be beautiful | YouTube | typecraft</a>
</li>
<li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-B5VDp50daI">I Love TMUX and you should too | YouTube | typecraft</a>
</li>
</ul>

Getting a new Macbook is a great feeling. However, you also want to make it look, feel, and work the way you like and are most efficient.

## First things first

* Package management
    
    * Homebrew
        
    * asdf
        
* Assistant
    
    * Alfred
        
    * Raycast
        

## Dev Tools

### Terminal

* Nerd Fonts
    
    * JetBrains Mono
        
    * Hack
        
* iTerm2
    
* `oh-my-zsh`
    
    * git auto-suggestions
        
    * auto-complete
        
* PowerLevel10k
    
* Warp
    

### Editors and IDEs

* TextMate
    
* VSCode
    
    * Plugins
        
        * Material Theme
            
        * Material Icons
            
        * Python
            
        * GitHub
            
        * Dev Containers
            
    * Settings
        
        * Hide the minimap
            
        * Position the dock to the left
            
        * AutoSave after delay
            

### Language support

* Python
    
    * `brew install python`
        
    * `brew install pyenv`
        
* Java
    
* .Net and C#
    
* Go
    
* C
    
* C++
    
* Rust
    

## Productivity

* Email Client
    
    * Mail by Apple
        
* Calendar
    
    * Calendar by Apple
        

## References

* [Set up a Mac in 2024 for Power Users and Developers | YouTube | Syntax](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GK7zLYAXdDs)
    
* [How to setup your Mac Terminal to be beautiful | YouTube | typecraft](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNQpDWLs4To)
    
* [I Love TMUX and you should too | YouTube | typecraft](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-B5VDp50daI)

Setting up a new MacBook

First things first

Dev Tools

Terminal

Setting up a new MacBook

Table of contents

First things first

Dev Tools

Terminal

Editors and IDEs

Language support

Productivity

References