Ask HN: Setup New Mac for noob brew or what?

2 pointsgoingindi4y ago2 comments

I bought a Mac and come from a Ubuntu / Debian or win background. What / how do I install Dev tools, git, python, nose, npm etc using best practice and without building from source?

Home brew or macports?

Vscode work ok on the m1?

It’s an m1 chip so wanting to go native as far as possible, and don’t have to load esoteric sdk, java etc as I think I can skip or shell into my Ubuntu.

Your best practices to ensure a malware and safe dev environment also useful!

Thank you

2 comments

mtmail4y ago

Homebrew can install them, even Libreoffice, Virtualbox, Slack and other GUI tools you may need. Once a month I run 'brew outdated' and 'brew upgrade'.

robthebrew4y ago

home-brew is native (as are many but not all packages). I don't know about macports. What I do recommend is not mixing the 2. Install Xcode (or at least the CLI tools). Python is included in the OS, as is Perl (if you are old school).

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