Learning Mobile Development

Setting a New Machine for Mobile Development II: Journal of a Mobile Developer

Just As A Note For The Future Me When Setting Up A New Machine

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Almost five years ago, when I set up a new Mac, I documented all the essential items I installed as a reference. That list came in handy a couple of times when I had to set up a new machine again.

Setting a New Machine for Mobile Development: Journal of a Mobile Developer

Now, with AI tools becoming more accessible and my increased familiarity with Homebrew, my setup process has evolved. So here’s Version II — a refreshed guide covering my current machine setup, programming environments, IDEs (with GitHub Copilot), and other tools.

I hope this will be useful for my future self — and maybe for you too.

The Machine Basic Necessity

As usual, when given a vanilla version Apple MacBook Pro M4, it came with default setting that doesn’t fit me. Hence some minor change below

Turn to DarkMode By Default