jq: jq is a lightweight and flexible command-line JSON processor.

howdoi: Sometime you might need a quick answer on how to use a command or a programming question, now you can search for the answer without the need of leaving Terminal.

git: To keep track of changes in our code and sharing it with others.

We can also set this latest version as the default shell used by Terminal. We can install a newer version using brew.

bash: It is known that macOS ships an old version of bash.

Once brew is installed, we can use it to install a number of utilities and apps from Terminal.Ī brief explanation of some of the utilities installed above… To install brew, still in Terminal, run the following command: $ /bin/bash -c '$(curl -fsSL )' Now, let’s start installing brew and then some basic utilities/programming languages. Instead of visiting many websites, downloading DMGs, tar.gz, We can automate some of these tedious work by using brew. ℹ️ Keep Terminal open as we will use the command-line interface extensive to setup our environment Brew 🍺īrew is a package manager for macOS (and Linux). We can do this from the command-line interface (CLI).

Now that the OS is up to date, we open Terminal and proceed to install the Xcode Command Line tools.

Update macOS: Before installing anything we should update the operating system, for that go to System Preferences > Software Update.

Feel free to share, in the comments section below, any additional tools that you think others will benefit from.

I’m including some generic tools, as well as tools specific for frontend, backend, mobile development.

In this blog post I will cover how I setup a new laptop that I just received and the different tools/utilities that I install locally in order to get it ready for local development that I will be doing in the future.ĭepending on the type of SAP development you do, the setup may vary.

Ubuntu vs mac for development