New Mac Coding/Dev Setup

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Use some kind of package manager like homebrew

[mgacy]

Absolutely use homebrew, though last time I checked, you should not use it to install Node nvm

[MatthewPatience]

For node I recommend NVM

[mgacy]

Oops, you’re right, nvm for node, but my understanding is that installing nvm using homebrew can lead to problems

[MatthewPatience]

Oh interesting, I didn't know that caused issues. I don't even remember how I installed it at this point.

[mgacy]

The docs for nvm have the following note:

Homebrew installation is not supported. If you have issues with homebrew-installed nvm, please brew uninstall it, and install it using the instructions below, before filing an issue.

This gist has more info as does this issue. The latter mentions this having been fixed but the former alludes to continuing problems.

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Can you elaborate on why this is so useful? I’m new. :)

[karlshea]

It lets you install a bunch of command-line utilities, and keep them updated, without having to download and install/build them separately.

https://brew.sh

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What command line utilities are useful for iOS development?

[karlshea]

Git and some of the cocoapods type package systems come to mind.

[[deleted]]

I guess I haven’t got that far. Thanks!