Developer Efficiency Apps

dotfiles

If you're using the dotfiles from this project, most of these tools can be installed automatically - see the dependencies section for more information on how to install them.

ShiftIt

ShiftIt is a tool to manage window positions using hotkeys. It's no longer maintained but its key bindings have been ported over to an automation tool called HammerSpoon.

brew install hammerspoon

• Download, unzip, and open the ShitIt Key Bindings for Hammerspoon https://github.com/peterklijn/hammerspoon-shiftit/raw/master/Spoons/ShiftIt.spoon.zip

• Click on the Hammerspoon menubar icon and click on 'Open Config'. An init.lua file should now open in your editor of choice.

• Paste the following configuration in the init.lua file, save it and close it.

  hs.loadSpoon("ShiftIt")
  spoon.ShiftIt:bindHotkeys({})
  

dunk

Install and use dunk for git diffs

Pipe your git diff output into dunk to make it prettier!

pipx install dunk
git config --global alias.dunk '!git diff | dunk | less -R'

Docker Desktop

Install Docker Desktop

• https://docs.docker.com/desktop/install/mac-install/
• After Installation, grant Docker additional resources the Docker Desktop App Preferences

Quicklook Plugins

Install QuickLook Plugins

The application offers a Quick Look Extension for macOS 10.15 Catalina and later for previewing source files.

brew install --cask --no-quarantine syntax-highlight

NOTE:

To use the Quick Look preview you must launch the Application at least once. In this way the Quick Look Extension will be discovered by the system and will be available in the System preferences > Extensions > Quick Look.

thefuck

Install thefuck

brew install thefuck

The Fuck is an app that corrects errors in previous console commands.

You also need to add the following to your ~/.zshrc file:

eval "$(thefuck --alias)"
eval "$(thefuck --alias dang)"

Amazon Q

Install Amazon Q (by AWS)

brew install --cask amazon-q

Amazon Q (formerly known as fig) adds IDE-style autocomplete to your terminal + some AI / LLM magic as well. Using Amazon Q requires a free AWS builder account for personal use.

NOTE:

You must open the Amazon Q app at least once to set initial permissions and log in before you can use it.

• Configure some initial settings:

  q settings app.disableAutoupdates true
  q settings app.hideMenubarIcon false
  q settings app.launchOnStartup true
  q settings autocomplete.disable false
  q settings codeWhisperer.shareCodeWhispererContentWithAWS false
  q settings telemetry.enabled false
  

httpie

Install HTTPie

pipx install httpie

HTTPie is a command-line HTTP client. The http & https commands allow for creating and sending arbitrary HTTP requests. They use simple and natural syntax and provide formatted and colorized output.

trash-cli

Install trash-cli

brew install node

npm install --global trash-cli

In contrast to rm which is dangerous and permanently deletes files, this only moves them to the trash, which is much safer and reversible.

$ trash --help

  Usage
    $ trash <path|glob> […]

  Examples
    $ trash unicorn.png rainbow.png
    $ trash '*.png' '!unicorn.png'

tmate

Install tmate

brew install tmate

Tmate is a fork of tmux. It provides an instant pairing solution - you can generate a secure, one-time link to allow developers to SSH into your current terminal session.

More Brew Apps

• jq
  • Powerful JSON Parsing
• htop
  • This is htop, a cross-platform interactive process viewer.
• Glances
  • Glances is a cross-platform system monitoring tool written in Python.
• Caffeine
  • Prevent your computer from sleeping
• VLC
  • VLC is a free and open source, cross-platform multimedia player

brew install jq
brew install glances

brew install --cask caffeine
brew install --cask vlc
brew install --cask htop