Setting up a Mac in 2026
My 2026 Mac reset, now a single bootstrap script. Also how switching to Claude Code for almost all my coding reshaped the toolset and retired the IDEs.
From-scratch MacBook setup notes, updated as the development environment changes.
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My 2026 Mac reset, now a single bootstrap script. Also how switching to Claude Code for almost all my coding reshaped the toolset and retired the IDEs.
The 2025 run of my from-scratch Mac setup: MacOS preferences, Homebrew, SSH keys, dotfiles, and the tools I install.
A step-by-step log of resetting a MacBook from scratch: MacOS defaults, Homebrew, dotfiles, developer tools, and Tailscale.