Setting up development environment on Macs

Mac

Install Homebrew

• Package manager for Macs

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

Install Git

• Version control system

$ brew install git

Optional: Install desktop apps for Git.

Instead of using a command line for Git, you can use a desktop app.

• Github Desktop
• Git Kraken

Install a code editor.

• Atom
• Visual Studio Code
• Sublime

Optional: Install Postgres

• relational database

$ brew install postgres

Optional: Install desktop apps to access databases.

• Postico - desktop app for Postgres
• sqlectron - desktop app for Postgres, MySql, Sqlite

Javascript development

Install Node

$ brew install node

Install Yarn

• Package manager for Node. Easier to use alternative to npm.

$ npm install -g yarn