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In iTerm2 > Preferences., under the tab General, uncheck Confirm closing multiple sessions and Confirm "Quit iTerm2 (Cmd+Q)" command under the section Closing. Let's just quickly change some preferences. You can now launch iTerm, through the Launchpad for instance. In Finder, drag and drop the iTerm Application file into the Applications folder.

Since we're going to be spending a lot of time in the command-line, let's install a better terminal than the default one.

iCloud: If you haven't already done so during set up, enable Find My Mac.

Security & Privacy > FileVault: Make sure FileVault disk encryption is enabled.

Security & Privacy > General: Require password immediately after sleep or screen saver begins (you can keep a grace period of a couple minutes if you prefer, but I like to know that my computer locks as soon as I close it).

Users & Groups: If you haven't already set a password for your user during the initial set up, you should do so now.

You will be happy to have done so if ever your Mac is lost or stolen. I recommend checking that basic security settings are enabled.

Dock > Automatically hide and show the Dock.

Keyboard > Delay Until Repeat > Short (all the way to the right).

Keyboard > Key Repeat > Fast (all the way to the right).

Feel free to follow these, or to ignore them, depending on your personal preferences. If this is a new computer, there are a couple of tweaks I like to make to the System Preferences.

I'm trying to keep it simple!įirst thing you need to do, on any OS actually, is update the system! For that: Apple Icon > About This Mac then Software Update. This guide was originally written for some friends getting started with programming on a Mac, and as a personal reference for myself. The steps below were tested on macOS High Sierra (10.13), but should work for more recent versions as well.Ĭontributing: If you find any mistakes in the steps described below, or if any of the commands are outdated, do let me know! For any other suggestions, please understand if I don't include everything. The document assumes you are new to Mac, but can also be useful if you are reinstalling a system and need some reminder. You may not need all of them for your projects, although I recommend having them set up as they always come in handy. We will set up popular programming languages (for example Node (JavaScript), Python, and Ruby). This document describes how I set up my developer environment on a new MacBook or iMac.