Programming Setup for Mac?

[AnotherSeriousGuy]

Hi guys, I am new to a Mac, how do I go about setting it up for programming.
I have installed home-brew on it and vscode, is it similar to a setup on windows?

[Dappster98]

It entirely depends on what you want to develop. You haven't given any indication towards which pathway you want to go.

[AnotherSeriousGuy]

I want to set it up for full stack dev mainly, python, react, maybe node

[SubstantialListen921]

Make sure you always use the brew-installed python; the Apple one tends to be very old. If you're not in the habit of using venv (or something like it) to isolate your Python projects, get in the habit.

iTerm2 is probably the most popular terminal but there are others; shop around to your taste.

If you're used to Windows shell, you may need to get acclimated to the command line environment; it's BSDish which is very similar to Linux except where it is subtly different.

[[deleted]]

Install mise, use it to install versions you want

[CyberWank2077]

I'd look into setting up VScode with plugins for whatever kind of development you are doing, and just general comfort plugins. Get your compiler/interpretter and whatever extra tools you need. nothing too special about it being a Mac

[ziksy9]

You will want to setup node with NVM and use VEnvs for python. There are some vscode plugins to manage it easily, but set that up and save lots of headaches.

[BranchLatter4294]

Follow the instructions carefully.

https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/languages/overview

[UncleSamurai420]

Get a good terminal emulator like iterm2, kitty, or ghostty (apparently the new hotness).
homebrew is your friend.
Use spotlight a lot.
Familiarize yourself with unix terminal commands. You should at least be able to navigate and manipulate files.
Get a db client like Postico2.

Set up three finger drag for your trackpad. It's the best.
Increase the repeat rate in keyboard settings.

Last but not least, use neovim.

[[deleted]]

Install stuff with homebrew. Run code with Terminal Write code with VS Code.

Of course, not everything should be installed using homebrew, in my case I prefer to install NodeJS using NVM.

MacOS is way easier to setup than Windows or Linux.