Mac Setup & Tooling

• Flycut (copy/paste history)
• Karabiner (remap keys, config ./karabiner_config.zip at this repo root, config folder can be found at ~/.config/karabiner after installing)

• Keyboard: Key repeat rate + Delay until repeat maxed (arrow nav becomes faster)
• Keyboard > Shortcuts > Modifier Keys > set Caps Lock to Control > Function Key > check "use F1 etc as standard key"
• Trackpad: speed maxed
• intall Chrome & Firefox Developer Edition
• install iTerm2
• Preferences... > Profiles > Keys > Key Mapping tab > presets... > natural text editing
• change cursor color: Settings>Profile>Colors rgb 254 1 249
• cmd (shift) S => split (hori)vertically
• ctrl (shift) @ => next (prev) Pane
• font Menlo
• install Homebrew (https://brew.sh/ (opens in a new tab) : copy past the command & follow "Next steps" at the end)
• git should be already installed (git --version)
• add aliases to ~/.gitconfig (st / co / br)
• install oh-my-zsh
• change ~/.zshrc to use af-magic theme
• install zsh-autosuggestions https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions/blob/master/INSTALL.md#oh-my-zsh (opens in a new tab)
• install zsh-syntax-highlighting https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting/blob/master/INSTALL.md (opens in a new tab)
• install Xcode from App Store (big download)
• brew install autojump : needs to add line to zshrc line (check brew output)
• install VSCode
• check VSCode post for config & plugins
• install node (from website or brew)
• install n from npm
• might require sudo chown -R $(whoami) ~/.npm or sudo chown -R $USER /usr/local/lib/node_modules if npm can't global install
• follow React Native docs https://reactnative.dev/docs/environment-setup (opens in a new tab)
• brew install tig
• install steerMouse (Settings>SteerMouse>disable acceleration & sensitivity) + licence

$ git config --global alias.co checkout
$ git config --global alias.br branch
$ git config --global alias.cm commit
$ git config --global alias.st status

• brew install node

• npm install -g n

• brew install ripgrep (ex: rg something path/to/search*)

• install neovim