Setting up a new MacBook

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

• iTerm2 or Ghostty or Warp

• Nerd Fonts

  • JetBrains Mono

  • Hack

• oh-my-zsh

  • git auto-suggestions

  • auto-complete

• PowerLevel10k

Editors and IDEs

• TextMate

• VSCode

  • Plugins

    • Python

    • GitHub

    • Dev Containers

  • Settings

    • Hide the minimap

    • Position the dock to the left

    • AutoSave after delay

Language support

• Python

• 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

• How to setup your Mac Terminal to be beautiful | YouTube | typecraft

• I Love TMUX and you should too | YouTube | typecraft