Setting up a new mac/windows computer

setup-development-env-on-windows and mac.md

Basics

(Mac - skip to 4)

1. Enable developer mode in windows settings
2. Enable WSL (if not in settings, try Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux)
3. Install distro from windows store, i.e Ubuntu 18.
4. Install basic software:

• Git
• vscode
• Node LTS
• nvm curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.40.1/install.sh | bash
• cmder
• Hyper
• Chromium, etc

Setup Software

(Mac - skip to 2)

1. Set up AHK Add the following script to: run && shell:startup.

2. Add .gitconfig nano ~/.gitconfig. For mac

• optioanlly install meld for windows

3. Set up vs code

• CTRL shift P and look up Sync.
• Sign in and sync settings

Setup Shell

(Mac - skip to 4)

1. Setup Hyper Copy the config file to Hyper's preferences.

2. Add .bashrc nano ~/.bashrc & .profile if not already setup nano ~/.profile

NB: bashrc does not have to launch zsh starting with 1803 => see article

3. Install zsh:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt upgrade

sudo apt install zsh
sudo apt-get install powerline fonts-powerline

3.1 Set as default shell => chsh -s $(which zsh)

4. Install oh-my-zsh sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/master/tools/install.sh)"

5. Add .zshrc nano ~/.zshrc

6. Add rupa/z nano $ZSH_CUSTOM/z.sh

7. Add ohmyzsh theme nano $ZSH_CUSTOM/themes/bullet-train.zsh-theme

7. Add zsh theme https://github.com/romkatv/powerlevel10k

8. Install powerline fonts on WSL

• cd /mnt/c && git clone https://github.com/powerline/fonts
• in Admin PS, cd c:\fonts, then Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass, then .\install.ps1, then Set-ExecutionPolicy Default

9. Setup ssh key (i.e. this); add to Github, Azure DevOps, etc

10. (bonus for windows) Git is slow. Make git fast. sudo nano /usr/local/git

#!/bin/sh

if pwd | grep /mnt/c > /dev/null; then
    exec git.exe "$@"
else
    exec /usr/bin/git "$@"
fi

11. Mac: Install other cli tools:

• Install homebrew then
  • brew install delta && brew install bat && brew install jq && brew install jless

update gitconfig

[core]
  pager = delta

the-mac-settings.md

Mac settings

1. System preferences

• Trackapd
  • Point and click
    • for secondary button click select "Bottom right corner"
    • Look up: off
    • Tap to click: on
  • Scroll and zoom
    • turn off natural scrolling

2. In Finder:

   • Press CTRL + SHIFT + . to show hidden files
   • Set up sidebar a bit (mac HD, home, etc.)

3. Set screenshot location: hit CMD + SHIFT + 5, Options and select Screenshots dir

4. Download

• Brave,
  • Customize: turn off: bg images, top sites, hide all cards. Press on news and say no thanks.
• Chrome
• Chrome Canary
• Setapp
  • Open CleanShot X and set "Capture Area" shortcut to CMD + SHIFT + 2
  • Set exports to screenshots
• Download 1Pass
• Screen Studio
• Raycast. Set emoji picker as default.