nicolashery/mac-dev-setup
Mac Dev Setup
This project is a collection of guides and configurations for initializing a macOS development environment. It provides a systematic approach to installing programming languages, editors, and system tools to prepare a new Mac for coding from scratch.
The setup focuses on automating the lifecycle of command line tools and applications through system package management. It emphasizes version-isolated language runtimes for Node.js and Python, allowing for the management of multiple versions and the creation of project-specific virtual environments to prevent dependency conflicts.
The project covers a broad surface of development infrastructure, including the orchestration of local relational databases, key-value stores, and search engines as background services. It also includes configurations for global version control identities, shell aliases, and the visual customization of terminal emulators and text editors.
Features
- Environment Provisioning - Automates the initial setup of programming languages, editors, and system tools for a new macOS development environment.
- macOS Development Environments - Provides a curated set of tools and system configurations tailored for software development on macOS.
- Alias Configurations - Defines custom shell aliases and shortcuts to streamline command line interactions.
- Command Line Package Managers - Utilizes a system-wide package manager to automate the installation and versioning of command line tools.
- Configuration-Based Setup - Automates workstation setup by applying curated configuration files and dotfiles for editors and terminals.
- Git Configuration - Configures global Git identities and command aliases through a centralized configuration file.
- Homebrew Installations - Automates the installation of command line tools and applications using the Homebrew package manager.
- System-Wide Package Automation - Uses a system-wide package manager to automate the installation and update lifecycle of command-line tools.
- Text Editor Configurations - Configures text editors and IDEs with specific formatting rules, themes, and shortcuts.
- Version Control Configurations - Standardizes version control workflows via global identity, ignore files, and command aliases.
- Virtual Environment Dependency Management - Creates isolated dependency containers for individual projects to prevent library version conflicts.
- Terminal Emulator Configuration - Customizes terminal emulator appearance with specific colors, window sizes, and shell profiles.
- Runtime Version Managers - Employs version managers to install and toggle between multiple language runtimes without affecting system installations.
- Language Runtime Managers - Implements methods for installing and switching between multiple versions of Node.js and Python runtimes.
- Key-Value Stores - Installs and manages in-memory key-value stores for session management and caching.
- Local Databases - Provisions relational databases and key-value stores as local background services for development.
- Local Development Installations - Sets up relational databases, key-value stores, and search engines for local development and testing.
- Relational Databases - Installs local relational database servers and configures them as background services.
- Shell and Terminal Utilities - Provides configuration tools to enhance the functionality, appearance, and shell aliases of the command-line interface.
- Virtual Environment Isolation - Creates project-specific isolated execution spaces for Python to prevent dependency conflicts.
- Node.js Version Managers - Installs and toggles between different stable versions of the Node.js runtime to ensure project compatibility.
- Python Version Managers - Installs and switches between multiple isolated Python interpreter versions to prevent system conflicts.
- Automated Service Management - Automates the starting and stopping of system services to ensure background processes run on boot.
- Background Service Managers - Manages the lifecycle of background data engines and system services via package manager extensions.
- Distributed Search Engines - Sets up distributed search engines that provide REST APIs for real-time searching.
- System Setup Automation - Configuration scripts for a clean development environment.
- System Setup Scripts - Configuration scripts for developer workstations.
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