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Essentials recommended

The baseline every developer needs.

Git— Version control. Non-negotiable.
VS Code— The editor everyone starts with.
Homebrew— The macOS package manager.macOS
Windows Terminal— Modern terminal for Windows.Windows
Git Bash— Bash shell on Windows. Comes with Git.Windows
--essentials
Web Development

Everything to build and ship web apps.

Node.js LTS— via nvm / nvm-windows.
pnpm— Faster, disk-efficient npm alternative.
Docker Desktop— Containerise anything.
Postman— Test and explore APIs.
--web
Python

Proper Python setup without the version headaches.

pyenv / pyenv-win— Switch Python versions without pain.
Python 3.12— Latest stable. Set as global default.
pipx— Run Python CLI tools in isolation.
--python
Productivity Tools

Make your terminal fast, beautiful and smart.

Starship— Cross-shell prompt. Fast and beautiful.
JetBrains Mono NF— Nerd Font for Starship icons.
bat— cat with syntax highlighting.
eza— ls, but with colors and git status.
fzf— Fuzzy finder. Press Ctrl+R.
GitHub CLI— PRs and repos from the terminal.
--productivity
AI CLI Tools bring your own key

Code with AI right in your terminal.

Gemini CLI— Google's AI. Free tier available.
Claude Code— Anthropic's coding agent.
--ai
Linux on Windows Windows only

Run bash and unix commands natively on Windows.

WSL2 + Ubuntu— Full Linux shell inside Windows.
Chocolatey— Wider package manager for Windows.
⚠ Requires a restart to complete WSL2 setup
--linux
Terminal
$ select categories above to generate your command...
# want to inspect before running?
curl -o setup.sh [url]
cat setup.sh
bash setup.sh