DEV Community

Cover image for My 2021 New Mac Setup

My 2021 New Mac Setup

swyx on July 05, 2021

I set up a new Mac for work today. Here's everything I use on a Mac for fullstack web development. Unlike Mina Markham, I choose not to automate m...
Collapse
 
fhiegel profile image
Fabien Hiegel

Thank you for the share !

I have some other tools I prefers :

I use SdkMan (sdkman.io) for install java, and managing my different java versions

I use "Rectangle" instead of "Spectacle" for managing windows, installed from brew

brew install --cask rectangle
Enter fullscreen mode Exit fullscreen mode

I use "CopyQ" instead of "clippy-app" for clipboard manager

brew install --cask copyq
Enter fullscreen mode Exit fullscreen mode

Note : the link to your dotfiles gists, is pointing to a Notions workspace
Note2 : thank you for all your "Learn In Public" resources

Collapse
 
dailydevtips1 profile image
Chris Bongers

Nice Shawn!

Very complete list, took some inspiration from this as I'm currently building a new brew formula to do most of this for me when I'm reinstalling my Mac again.

Also going to give Z a shot πŸ‘

Collapse
 
horacioh profile image
Horacio Herrera

I use a dotfile to setup almost everything!
github.com/horacioh/dotfiles/blob/...

there are a lot of people with this mode, you can search for repos named β€œdotfiles”

Collapse
 
preslavrachev profile image
Preslav Rachev

That's a nice one. I have recently started my own long-term project in the same direction. I am collecting about a decade of knowledge and insider tips into a (won't call it a book yet) scrapbook of sorts. I have released a very early version of on Gumroad: p5v.gumroad.com/l/setting-up-your-mac Anyone generous enough to back my little project at this stage will enjoy its full value over time. Thanks!

Collapse
 
trimud profile image
Yuriy Boev

Why do you need another app for clipboard history when you have this built in in Alfred already?

alfredapp.com/help/features/clipboard

Collapse
 
trimud profile image
Yuriy Boev

Why do you need another app for clipboard history when you have this built in in Alfred already?

alfredapp.com/help/features/clipbo...

Collapse
 
bramus profile image
Bramus!

To automate (most of) these steps I created github.com/bramus/freshinstall that does the job for me. Might need a few tweaks to continue working with the latest macOS/etc versions.

Collapse
 
swyx profile image
swyx

looks very handy! thx for sharing!

Collapse
 
brucebentley profile image
Bruce Bentley

Do you have all of this configured in a dotfiles repo somewhere?

Collapse
 
trimud profile image
Yuriy Boev

Why do you need another app for clipboard history when you have this built in in Alfred already?

Collapse
 
trimud profile image
Yuriy Boev

Why do you need another app for clipboard history when you have this built in in Alfred already?

Collapse
 
bill_magnet profile image
Bill Manget

Cant believe I just spent one hour watching this dude install bunch of stuff.. Seems like wathcing someone install uBlock Origin is my new drug :) Great video nonetheless!