DeveloperToolsList2014

List of Software and Tools used

Hardware

• MacBook Pro Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013
• 2.8 GHz Intel Core i7
• 16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
• Intel Iris Graphics
• Display - 13-inch (3360 x 2100)
• 1 TB SSD

Software

Browsers

I have used Chrome for the past few years. Recently it has been using more resources and seemingly slowing down a bit. On a laptop this causes more battery drain. Apple has put quite a bit of effort into making Safari more energy efficient since the release of OS X Mavericks so I try to use Safari more and more.

• Safari (preinstalled on Macs)
• Chrome
• Firefox
• uBlock
  • uBlock Chrome
• Ghostery

App Launchers

• Alfred (pending removal: this has been Sherlocked in OS X Yosemite)

  This has been built into Spotlight for the Yosemite OS X release. I'll review it this Fall to see if it can replace Alfred.

Security

Password Managers

Lastpass was the first password manager that I used. It has worked well for me, but I thought I would try out 1Password since they have a native Mac app.

1Password does offer sync through Dropbox, iCloud or folder syncing. With folder syncing you can keep your vault off any third party servers.

I may switch to 1Password since they do offer more control over sync.

• Lastpass
• 1Password

Data Sync / Backup

Currently I am using both Dropbox and Google Drive for file syncronization across multiple devices.

• Dropbox
• Google Drive

Crashplan is the service I use for offsite backup. They have an unlimited family plan that I am currently using for my multiple computers.

• Crashplan
  • http://www.code42.com/crashplan/

Dev Tools

homebrew

• homebrew The missing package manager for OS X.

Cakebrew is a GUI for homebrew. I haven't tried it yet, but put it here so I remember to try it at some point.

• https://www.cakebrew.com/

iOS Development

• Prepo
  • create app icons for all sizes needed. Supports @1x, @2x, and @3x
• iOS Console
  • nice way to view iOS console for connected devices

UI View Debuggers

There are two main applications available Spark Inspector and Reveal App. Currently I use Spark Inspector.

• Spark Inspector
  • debugs Notifications as well as UI.
• Reveal App

Text Editors

Sublime Text is my preffered text editor. VSCode is making progress, especially with its built in Node debugging. No other text editors can match Sublime Text's multiple cursors.

• Sublime Text - https://www.sublimetext.com/
• Visual Studio Code - https://code.visualstudio.com/
• Atom - https://atom.io/

Ruby

• Ruby environment mangement rbenv

Node

• nvm - https://github.com/creationix/nvm

Source Control

I use git for all my version control.

Git GUIs

Source tree is my primary Git GUI that I use. It works very well on the Mac, but it does not perform well on Windows. Another option Tower has release version 2. I am keeping on eye on that one, but for now Sourcetree works well for me.

• Sourcetree
• Tower

Other

• Charles Proxy

  • An http proxy debug tool
  • http://www.charlesproxy.com/latest-release/download.do

• f.lux

  Adapts color of your display to the time of day. This helps out when coding late into the evenings! They even have a link to some research if you are skeptical.

Graphics - Image Editing

• Acorn
• Sketch
• Pixelmator

Utilities

• Keyboard Maestro
  • Macros
    • http://www.keyboardmaestro.com/main/macro-library#type-clipboard
      • this is handy for entering serial numbers or passwords into application that disabled pasting text (OS X does this when trying to decrypt a disk with a key (password)
• iStat Menu Meters
• (Go2Shell - Alice Dev Team)
• Bartender
• hide unnecessary menu bar items - clean up that clutter!
• XtraFinder
• Dropzone 3

Managing hard drive space usage

• DaisyDisk $9.99 Mac App Store

• Disk Inventory X

  • These programs allow you to view where all of your hard drive space is being used. It scans your hard drive and gives a nice visual representation of your hard drive space usage.

• XtraFinder adds nice little features to the Finder app.

  • Arrange folders on top
  • Cut & Paste
  • "Copy Path", "Refresh", "New File"

  My XtraFinder preferences: XtraFinder-Preferences.plist

• Quick Look Plugins

  • https://github.com/whomwah/qlstephen

Apple Development Resources

• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6331?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
• CPA
  • Cocoa Packet Analyzer is a native OS X implementation of a network protocol analyzer and packet sniffer.

Automated Setup References

• OS X 10.10 Yosemite Development Setup
• http://lapwinglabs.com/blog/hacker-guide-to-setting-up-your-mac
• https://github.com/bkuhlmann/osx

System Administration

• github repo with list of sysadmin tools