/new_computer

NEW COMPUTER SETUP

Programs

These are the programs I typically download when setting up a new computer:

  1. Chrome - https://www.google.com/chrome/
  2. GitHub Desktop - https://desktop.github.com/
  3. VS Code - https://code.visualstudio.com/Download
  4. iterm2 - https://iterm2.com/
  5. ohmyzsh sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh)"
  6. Homebrew /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
  7. Node - https://nodejs.org/en/download/
  8. Python - https://www.python.org/downloads/

Mobile Development

  1. Android Studio
  2. Xcode

Computer Settings

Increase Track Pad Speed

defaults write -g com.apple.mouse.scaling -float 5.0
or 
defaults write -g com.apple.mouse.scaling  5.0

Show Hidden Files

defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles true

killall Finder

Make sure Command Line Tools are up-to-date

xcode-select --install

ITERM2

ITERM2 / OH MY ZSH Setup

Install OhMyZSH

sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh)"

Update Theme

# Open VS Code
code .zshrc

# Go to line --> ZSH_THEME="robbyrussell"
update the theme to "agnoster"
# clone
git clone https://github.com/powerline/fonts.git --depth=1
# install
cd fonts
./install.sh
# clean-up a bit
cd ..
rm -rf fonts

# Quit and restart iterm
# 1. Open Preferences
# 2. Profiles > Text > Font
# 3. I personally like Roboto Mono for Powerline with Bold setting @ 14px

# Colors
# Foreground - 27992D
# Selected text - 159D9D
# Cursor - 23FD00
# ANSI COLORS > BLUE > COL 1 - 6C71C4

GitHub

Add GitHub SSH

https://docs.github.com/en/github/authenticating-to-github/generating-a-new-ssh-key-and-adding-it-to-the-ssh-agent

# create
ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "example@email.com"

# Start the ssh-agent in the background
eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"

# Add ssh config file
touch ~/.ssh/config

## add the following to the config
Host *
  AddKeysToAgent yes
  UseKeychain yes
  IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_rsa # or the location of your rsa key

# Add your SSH private key to the ssh-agent and 
# store your passphrase in the keychain
ssh-add -K ~/.ssh/id_rsa

# copy key to Github account
pbcopy < ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub

VS Code Setup

Extensions

  1. Atom Keymap
  2. Code Spell Checker
  3. ESLint
  4. GitLens
  5. Highlight Line
  6. JavaScript and TypeScript Nightly
  7. markdown lint
  8. Python
  9. TODO Highlight
  10. TypeScript Hero

Settings/Preferences

  1. Editor: Tab Size --> 2
  2. Files: Insert Final Newline
  3. Editor: Render Whitespace --> ALL
  4. Files: Trim Trailing Whitespace
  5. Files: Insert Final Newlines