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1{"slug":"macos-developer-workstation","title":"macOS Developer Workstation","published":true,2 "description":"A pragmatic setup for software and data work on a Mac: package management, a terminal and shell prompt, editors, version control, container runtime, automation and launcher utilities. Nothing exotic, everything maintained.",3 "items":[4 {"tool":"homebrew","blurb":"Package manager for everything that is not an app bundle."},5 {"tool":"ghostty","blurb":"Fast native terminal emulator."},6 {"tool":"tmux","blurb":"Persistent terminal sessions, especially over SSH."},7 {"tool":"starship","blurb":"Informative, fast shell prompt."},8 {"tool":"vs-code","blurb":"The default editor for most languages, with a large extension ecosystem."},9 {"tool":"zed","blurb":"A lighter, native editor with built-in collaboration and AI features."},10 {"tool":"xcode","blurb":"Required for Apple-platform builds and for the command-line developer tools."},11 {"tool":"git","blurb":"Version control."},12 {"tool":"orbstack","blurb":"Lightweight Docker and Linux VMs on Apple Silicon."},13 {"tool":"uv","blurb":"Python environments and packages, fast and reproducible."},14 {"tool":"raycast","blurb":"Launcher and command palette for the whole system."},15 {"tool":"hammerspoon","blurb":"Lua-scriptable window and system automation."},16 {"tool":"launchd","blurb":"The system's own scheduler for agents and daemons."},17 {"tool":"1password","blurb":"Credentials, SSH keys and the SSH agent."}18 ]}19