Macos setup for software engineer

⚠️ Pre-requisites

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Package Manager

• Brew
• NPM
• Pipx
• Cargo
• Basher

Daily Apps

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• Floorp, a Firefox-based browser, Install Bypass Paywalls
• Arc - Chrome-based browser with great UX
• Google Drive Client - Cloud storage
• Obsidian - Note Taking App
• StrongBox - Password Manager
• Tutanota- Private email
• List of Wonderful Apps Waiting to Be Explored!

Terminal & Shell Setup

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• Install FiraCode Nerd Font - Terminal Font
• ZSH - Shell
• iterm2 - Terminal
• Termius - Terminal
• ohmyzsh - Shell Enhancement

Terminal Productivity Tools

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Display of Icons

Make sure you install one of the Nerd Fonts to have icons display correctly inside your terminal. It is strongly recommended to complete Terminal & Shell Setup first!

• eza - ls replacement
• xcp - cp replacement
• zoxide - cd replacement
• bat - cat replacement
• Atuin - history replacement
• joshuto - Terminal File Manager
• dua - Disk Usage Analyser
• brew install btop - htop/top replacement
• brew install xh - partial curl replacement
• navi - interactive command cheatsheet, man replacement

brew install navi # Installation
 
echo "# === navi configuration by Xinyang ===" >> ~/.zshrc
# To have the ability to override default parameter values 
echo 'navi="navi --fzf-overrides-var '\''--no-select-1'\''"' >> ~/.zshrc 
# Shell integration, so can we use Ctrl-G to run the program
echo -e 'eval "$(navi widget zsh)" \n' >> ~/.zshrc
 
# Add my cheatsheets, re-run this command for updates!
navi repo add https://github.com/xy-241/cli-cheat
 
navi fn welcome # Config Page

• brew install tealdeer - man replacement
• fzf - grep replacement

brew install fzf # Installation 
 
cat <file_name> | fzf -m # multi-line select
 
# Fuzzy search files with file preview
brew install chafa # To have image rendered in terminal
fzf --preview '<path_to_preview.sh> {}' # Refer to https://github.com/junegunn/fzf?tab=readme-ov-file#previewing-an-image for more information

• procs - ps replacement
• brew install pueue & pueued -d to start - cli process manager
• fastfetch

brew install fastfetch
# Add the following to the start of .zshrc
fastfetch --logo <ABSOLUTE_PATH_TO_LOGO_FILE> --logo-width 70 --logo-height 30 --logo-type iterm

• stow - dotfile manager

brew install stow

• asciinema & agg - terminal recording & convert .cast to gif

# asciinema Installation 
brew install asciinema 
 
asciinema rec demo.cast # Record
asciinema play demo.cast # Play a recorded session
 
 
# agg Installation
cargo install --git https://github.com/asciinema/agg 
 
# Convert .cast to gif, --font-family should be the same font as the terminal font
agg --font-family "FiraMono Nerd Font" demo.cast a.gif

• brew install watch
• Custom bash commands (to be added to .zshrc)

# cht.sh shortcut
h() {
	curl cht.sh/$1
}

Programming Language Setup

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• Python Toolset
• brew install ipython
• JS Toolset
• Rust Toolset
• Go
• npm i -g typescript
• brew install elixir
• Java JDK

Software Engineering Tools

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• Neovim
• Code Editor Setup
• GitKraken - Git GUI Tool
• Postman - API Testing Tool
• MySQL Workbench
• jq
• brew install hyperfine - A command-line benchmarking tool
• brew install --cask dbeaver-community - Open-source DB viewer
• brew install gh, gh auth login for painless Github CLi Auth
• Git Add-ons
• brew install lnav - Logfile Navigator

Virtualisation Tools

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• Docker Installation
• Vagrant
• QEMU

Cloud Computing

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• brew install terraform
• brew install azure-cli
• brew install infracost
• brew install terraform-docs
• Obtain a ssh shell into ECS on local machine
• Update parameters in AWS Parameter Store in a semi automated way
• AWS Nuke
• aws

#!/bin/bash
brew install awscli
echo >> ~/.zshrc
echo "# === AWS Cli configuration by Xinyang" >> ~/.zshrc
echo "export AWS_PROFILE=<DEFAULT_PROFILE_NAME>" >> ~/.zshrc
echo "export AWS_REGION=ap-southeast-1" >> ~/.zshrc
echo >> ~/.zshrc
aws configure # Auth CLi

• pipx install checkov
• pipx install ddtrace

Networking

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• Cloudflare CLi
• cloudflared
• q - dig replacement
• Ngrok
• File Sharing
• Bandwhich
• brew install telnet
• brew install socat
• basher install rauchg/wifi-password - get the password for the WiFi you’re currently logged onto, make the following changes to the installed bash script at $HOME/.basher/cellar/bin/wifi-password.sh$

# Comment out the below
ssid="`$airport -I | awk '/ SSID/ {print substr($0, index($0, $2))}'`"
 
# Add in the following
ssid=`networksetup -getairportnetwork en0 | awk -F": " '{print $2}'`

• cli
• asn
• sshuttle - VPN powered by SSH

Hardware Tools

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• rpi-imager
• arduino ide
• brew install --cask logisim-evolution - circuit design software

OS Config

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• Add Geist Font, drag and drop the installed font to built-in app Font Book
• Add Chinese Input
• Change Hostname

#!/bin/bash
sudo scutil --set HostName mac
sudo scutil --set LocalHostName mac

Cheatsheet

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• Command used to give unverified app permissions to execute - xattr -r -d com.apple.quarantine/Applications/<APP_NAME>.app
• Terminal Cli Navigation Shortcut
• Remove an app from system entirely