Developer stack
Terminal, editor, containers and utilities: a Mac ready to code.
The idea behind this stack: install the minimum that turns a fresh-out-of-the-box Mac into a comfortable development machine.
Install order
- Homebrew from its website (a one-line Terminal command).
brew install --cask ghostty visual-studio-code orbstack raycast.- Open Raycast and replace Spotlight under System Settings → Keyboard → Keyboard Shortcuts.
Apps in this stack
- Homebrew · package manager Free
Install this first: almost everything else comes from here.
- Ghostty · terminal Free
A modern, blazing-fast, GPU-accelerated terminal.
- Visual Studio Code · editor Free
- OrbStack · containers Freemium
Docker and Linux machines, far lighter than Docker Desktop.
- Raycast · launcher Freemium