Developer story: Getting used to macOS as long time Windows’s user

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SurveyJS - Open-Source JSON Form Builder to Create Dynamic Forms Right in Your App
With SurveyJS form UI libraries, you can build and style forms in a fully-integrated drag & drop form builder, render them in your JS app, and store form submission data in any backend, inc. PHP, ASP.NET Core, and Node.js.
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InfluxDB - Power Real-Time Data Analytics at Scale
Get real-time insights from all types of time series data with InfluxDB. Ingest, query, and analyze billions of data points in real-time with unbounded cardinality.
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  • Windows Terminal

    The new Windows Terminal and the original Windows console host, all in the same place!

  • IMHO, Homebrew should be the first application to install on your Mac. Basically, it's a package manager that lets you install software tools and developer frameworks from the command line (similar to chocolatey on Windows). As a cmd (or, to be accurate, Windows Terminal) replacement, I decided to play with the terminal that shipped with the system. However, after a while, I just installed iTerm2 with Homebrew.

  • Rectangle

    Move and resize windows on macOS with keyboard shortcuts and snap areas

  • It is a well-known fact, keep your hands on the keyboard to boost productivity by minimizing mouse or trackpad use. Switching to full screen or snap windows side by side to allow multi-tasking can be painful using the mouse to resize the different windows. Rectangle does exactly that. This free and open-source tool manages your screen and application’s windows in a hassle-free manner.

  • SurveyJS

    Open-Source JSON Form Builder to Create Dynamic Forms Right in Your App. With SurveyJS form UI libraries, you can build and style forms in a fully-integrated drag & drop form builder, render them in your JS app, and store form submission data in any backend, inc. PHP, ASP.NET Core, and Node.js.

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  • notepad-plus-plus

    Notepad++ official repository

  • No notepad++ , don’t panic — VSCode

  • iTerm2

    iTerm2 is a terminal emulator for Mac OS X that does amazing things.

  • iTerm2 — src

  • ohmyzsh

    🙃 A delightful community-driven (with 2,300+ contributors) framework for managing your zsh configuration. Includes 300+ optional plugins (rails, git, macOS, hub, docker, homebrew, node, php, python, etc), 140+ themes to spice up your morning, and an auto-update tool so that makes it easy to keep up with the latest updates from the community.

  • This highly customizable terminal provides a comprehensive set of features, with split pane windows, easy text selection, autocomplete, mouseless copy, paste history, and instant replay(to rewind). iTerm has a perfect match in the Oh My Zsh plugin, which customizes the themes and configurations of the terminal.

  • dotfiles

    @jldeen does dotfiles (by jldeen)

  • jldeen/dotfiles

  • Kap

    An open-source screen recorder built with web technology

  • Just click on the combo above and drag the crosshair to select the area to capture. While a screenshot is a built-in option, taking video\gifs isn’t. I found that Kap, which reminds me of SnagIt capabilities, is an open-source screen recorder that is clean, simple, and does precisely what you’d expect from a screen capture application, just taking captures 😀.

  • InfluxDB

    Power Real-Time Data Analytics at Scale. Get real-time insights from all types of time series data with InfluxDB. Ingest, query, and analyze billions of data points in real-time with unbounded cardinality.

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  • Visual Studio Code

    Visual Studio Code

  • Commonly used by developers, Visual Studio Code is an excellent replacement for notepad++; with extensions and a bunch of other unique capabilities, this is a productivity boost for sure.

  • Chocolatey

    Chocolatey - the package manager for Windows

  • IMHO, Homebrew should be the first application to install on your Mac. Basically, it's a package manager that lets you install software tools and developer frameworks from the command line (similar to chocolatey on Windows). As a cmd (or, to be accurate, Windows Terminal) replacement, I decided to play with the terminal that shipped with the system. However, after a while, I just installed iTerm2 with Homebrew.

  • HomeBrew

    🍺 The missing package manager for macOS (or Linux)

  • IMHO, Homebrew should be the first application to install on your Mac. Basically, it's a package manager that lets you install software tools and developer frameworks from the command line (similar to chocolatey on Windows). As a cmd (or, to be accurate, Windows Terminal) replacement, I decided to play with the terminal that shipped with the system. However, after a while, I just installed iTerm2 with Homebrew.

NOTE: The number of mentions on this list indicates mentions on common posts plus user suggested alternatives. Hence, a higher number means a more popular project.

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