RebootJeff/my-installfest

Guide for setting up a new dev machine my way

App Installations & App Configs

Downloads

Google Chrome

• Configure browser startup to "continue where you left off"
• Maybe disable cache while DevTools is open (in DevTools settings)
• Maybe disable "prefetch resources" (in advanced settings)
• Extensions: Advanced REST Client, JSONView, maybe React Dev Tools

Mozilla Firefox Developer Edition

• Maybe enable tracking protection (in about:config settings)
• Configure browser startup to "show windows and tabs from last time"
• Maybe also install normal Firefox for testing frameworks to use
• Cool dev tools shown on MozHacks YouTube channel

SizeUp (Mac OS window manager)

• Configure shortcuts (e.g., CTRL + OPT + CMD + M = maximize window)
• Disable some shortcuts (e.g., CTRL + CMD + UP Arrow interferes with code editor shortcut)

iTerm2

• Set left option key to act as +Esc
• Set working directory to "Reuse previous session's directory"
• Configure shortcuts (e.g., OPT + LEFT Arrow = ESC + B to move cursor to beginning of word)

Atom (text editor)

• Enable "Show Indent Guide" in settings
• Packages: minimap, pigments, linter, linter-htmlhint, linter-csslint, linter-eslint, atom-beautify, Sublime-Style-Column-Selection, file-icons, autocomplete-emojis, etc.

Command Line Installations

Homebrew

• Remember to run $ brew update && brew doctor

Git

• Install via Homebrew: $ brew install git
• Configure author identity via $ git config --global user.name "John Doe" && git config --global user.email johndoe@example.com
  • Consider keeping email address private from GitHub.
• Configure default commit message editor as Atom

Node

• Install via Homebrew: $ brew install node
• n (Node version manager) via $ npm install -g n

Watch command

• Install via Homebrew: $ brew install watch
• Use in terminal. For example: $ watch docker-compose ps

Machine Config

Mac OSX

• Set trackpad preferences
  • Force Touch trackpads need to enable 3-finger drag via Accessibility system preferences.
• Keyboard settings:
  • Disable those god awful smart quotes.
  • Enable full keyboard access to activate more shortcuts such as tabbing to move focus.
• Show hidden files via $ defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles YES

Bash

• (see .bash_profile file in this repo)
• Add colors based on .bash_profile here (customize colors with this guide)
• Define aliases in .bash_profile (or create a .bash_aliases file that gets imported by .bash_profile)
  • to use repo-specific CLI tools rather than globally installing them:
    • Grunt: alias grunt="node_modules/.bin/grunt
    • Gulp: apparently Gulp automatically gives precedence to local Gulp install over global Gulp install, so aliasing isn't necessary for Gulp
  • Git:
    • Purge merged branches: alias gitpurge='git branch --merged | grep -v "\*" | grep -v "master" | xargs -n 1 git branch -d'