Setting up a new Mac for development

This is how I set up a new mac for development.

Tweaks

Trackpad

• Tab to click: System Preference > Track pad. Enable Tab to click

• Three finger drag: System Preference > Accessibility > Pointer Control > Trackpad options > Enable dragging. Choose Three finger drag

Function keys

- Use function keys without `fn`. As developer, I use function keys much more often than volume control. System Preference > Keyboard > Use F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys

Dock

• Turn hiding on so that it hides when your cursor is not at the bottom

Apps

Download and install apps

• Notion

• Chrome

• Rectangle: Move and resize windows in macOS using keyboard shortcuts or snap areas

• Microsoft Teams

• Amphetamine

Development

Tweaks

• Install Fira Code font

  • brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts

  • brew install --cask font-fira-code

SDKs and CLIs

• .NET 6

• node

  • brew install node

• yarn

  • brew install corepack

• Azure Cli

  • brew update && brew install azure-cli

Development tools and apps

• warp: The terminal for the 21st century

• brew: The Missing Package Manager for macOS

• xcode

• Git:

  • brew install git

  • git config --global user.name "first_name last_name"

  • git config --global user.email "email@example.com"

• ohmyzsh

• Visual Studio code

  • shft + cmd + p and Shell command: Install code command in PATH

• raycast: a blazingly fast, totally extendable launcher. It lets you complete tasks, calculate, share common links, and much more

• Rider: .NET IDE with the power of ReSharper

• Docker

Instructions

• Add private NuGet package source

  • Create a Nuget.Config in the root directory of the code repositories. I did it by copying an existing config file. cp ./Api/NuGet.Config .g

  • dotnet nuget update source Private-Packages --username " " --password <PAT> --store-password-in-clear-text --configfile ./NuGet.Config