First things, first.

First and foremost, I’ll install the latest version of Xcode and the latest version of Homebrew.

xcode-select --install

/usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"

• Disable Siri.
• Enable the Dark Mode.
• Set the default shell to ZSH.
• Install iTerm2 and set it as the default terminal.
• Install fzf search.
• Install the autocomplete plugins for several tools. I sync it from dotfiles repo where I save my configs frequently.

Software Development Tools

Install the following.

• Git and setup SSH keys.
• Node.js and NPM.
• Go.
• VSCode and sync settings.
• Docker Desktop and disable K8s initially.
• Install Node packages globally such as React.

Brewfile

I like to use brew bundle in the terminal to install everything. Brewfile is a nice way to manage your brew dependencies.

tap "fluxcd/tap"
tap "github/gh"
tap "heroku/brew"
tap "homebrew/bundle"
tap "homebrew/cask"
tap "homebrew/core"
tap "homebrew/services"
tap "ktr0731/evans"
tap "kyleconroy/sqlc"
brew "ack"
brew "python@3.9"
brew "ansible"
brew "aws-cdk"
brew "aws-elasticbeanstalk"
brew "awscli"
brew "clang-format"
brew "consul", link: false
brew "curl"
brew "docker-completion"
brew "erlang"
brew "fswatch"
brew "gh"
brew "git"
brew "golang-migrate"
brew "gradle"
brew "graphviz"
brew "helm"
brew "hstr"
brew "hugo"
brew "kubernetes-cli"
brew "kustomize"
brew "minikube"
brew "protobuf"
brew "mysql", restart_service: true
brew "postgresql", restart_service: true
brew "rabbitmq", restart_service: true
brew "redis"
brew "terraform"
brew "tree"
brew "youtube-dl"
brew "zsh-syntax-highlighting"
brew "fluxcd/tap/flux"
brew "ktr0731/evans/evans"
cask "alfred"
cask "cakebrew"

Configurations

• AWS CLI and configure credentials.
• Docker and configure credentials.

Software Applications

• Firefox and sync settings. It is the browser of my choice.
• Zoho Vault
• Zoho Notebook
• WARP by Cloudflare
• Google Chrome and sync settings.
• OneDrive
• Kindle
• WhatsApp
• Google Drive
• Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
• Spotify
• Figma
• Grammarly
• Insominia
• Postman
• Alfred to replace the default search.
• Zoom
• Microsoft Teams
• Postgres.app
• Jetbrains DataGrip IDE and GoLand IDE
• PluralSight
• Beyond Compare (yes, I still use it for diffs)
• Slack
• Discord
• SourceTree, install stree CLI, and enable the Dark Mode.
• Flycut(cut and paste)
• HabitMinder

Some productivity tools

• Rectangle app for window management.
• Lens IDE
• NoSQL Workbench for DynamoDB

Menubar - I like to have dock and menubar with very minimal icons.

• FlyCut
• Rectangle
• Volume
• Bluetooth
• Search
• WARP by Cloudflare