how to set up rorysaur's dev environment

first

First, set up the non-dev stuff, including downloading iTerm and setting up Karabiner-Elements to remap caps-lock to ctrl/esc as mentioned there.

shell

macOS now uses zsh by default. To change back to bash:

chsh -s /bin/bash

iTerm

• Make a new Profile for pretty colors & fonts, or use Default Profile.
• I use Brogrammer (modified) (included in this repo) with Inconsolata-dz for Powerline, 13pt.

homebrew: macOS package manager

Install homebrew and the brew formulas (formulae?):

• neovim: vim but with better plugins and an active community
• tmux: terminal multiplexer
• ripgrep: like grep
• python3 (for deoplete)
• rbenv: manage ruby versions
• yarn: manage node packages

git

Try to use git. Get a prompt asking to install whatever dev command line tool stuff. Agree.

how to use these dotfiles

When git works, clone these dotfiles.

Then set up symlinks from files in your home directory to each file/directory in this repo that you wanna use. (Note that I've named these files without the . in front, because they're easier for me to edit when not hidden.)

Example: ln -sf /absolute/path/to/dotfiles/bashrc /absolute/path/to/home/.bashrc

-s is for "soft" or "symbolic" link (as opposed to "hard" link); -f is for "force" and overwrites previous symlinks.

Absolute paths worked for me, while relative paths didn't.

REMEMBER! For Neovim, put the vim stuff not in the home directory:

ln -sf /absolute/path/to/dotfiles/vim /absolute/path/to/home/.config/nvim
ln -sf /absolute/path/to/dotfiles/vimrc /absolute/path/to/home/.config/nvim/init.vim

Tip: run source ~/.bash_profile to reload bash and see if things are working.

vim stuff

Install vim-plug. In vimrc, edit the plugins directory if you want it to be different. Open vim and run :PlugInstall.

Now to fix deoplete which may be throwing errors:

pip3 install --user pynvim

code editor

Install VSCode (or, these days, Cursor).

Turn on Settings Sync and sign in to GitHub.

I use Neovim, so Neovim needs to be installed on the system first, with its configs set up.

In VSCode, set the Neovim executable path to the result of which nvim.

Fix the hjkl key repeat by running in the terminal:

• defaults write com.microsoft.VSCode ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false

Or for Cursor, first get the bundle ID:

• osascript -e ‘id of app “Cursor”’

Then run the same command:

• defaults write {the bundle id} ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false

Restart the app after the above changes.

bash stuff

• jimeh/git-aware-prompt
• git-completion: Copy this file to ~/.git-completion.bash

Reload bash, check that the prompt is pretty and that git commands have tab completion.

GitHub

• Set up ssh keys
  • ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C <email address>
  • pbcopy < ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub
• Configure global user name and email
  • git config --global user.name <name>
  • git config --global user.email <email>

dev stuff

• (if rubying) rbenv: Initialize it and install the latest ruby.
• nvm: Install from the website, not through brew.
• node: Install through nvm (nvm install node)
• Postgres.app

Slate: window manager

I actually don't use Slate right now (or any window manager), but I'll keep the config file around in case I go back to it later.