Computer

MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013, ~7 years old) on macOS Catalina.

Editor

A long time Atom user, I’ve been experimenting with VS Code lately. I’ve had to relearn some shortcuts and find new extensions, but ultimately I’ve been pleased with the experience.

• Theme: Material Theme Palenight
• Font : Victor Mono with Ligatures ("editor.fontLigatures": true)
• Extensions:
  • Bracket Pair Colorizer
  • Material Icon Theme
  • Import Cost

Developer Tools

• Homebrew
• Version Managers:
  • Ruby: rbenv
  • Python: pyenv and pipenv
• Terminal Emulator: iTerm2
• Terminal: oh-my-zsh, quick and easy rbenv, pipenv and git plugins.

Desktop Apps

• Window management: Rectangle a recommended alternative to Spectacle.
• Menu Bar management: Vanilla. I’ve used Bartender 3 before.
• Keep-awake utility: Amphetamine
• Password manager: 1Password
• Web font installation: SkyFonts
• Storage audit: GrandPerspective
• Color Picker: Colorpicker

Web Apps

• Design/graphics editor: Figma
• Javascript notebooks: Observable

Chrome Extensions

• React/Redux Developer Tools
• uBlock Origin: Ad blocker
• UBlacklist: Blocks specific sites from appearing in Google search results
• JSON Formatter

Screencast Preferences/Settings

• Prefer full screen, toggle using mousepad and not ⌘ + tab
• Text Editor
  • Configure editor’s font size: 14 and window’s zoom level: 2
  • Hide the side bar if possible
• Use font size 24 in the terminal (I’ve created a “screencast” profile)
• Use a “Hide Desktop Icons” setting if available
• Record at native resolution: 2560x1600 @2x, export at 50% 1280x80.
• Audio: Apply Noise Reduction, EQ, Compressor and Normalizer to voice recordings.

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