Setup Software for Software Engineer (DEV / QA / DEV in Test) on MacOSX

 On this page, I would like to share to everyone the essential tools that we should have on your Macbook if we are software engineer

• HomeBrew:

https://brew.sh/

Run by this command:

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL <https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh>)"

• iterm2:

brew install --cask iterm2

• Install Firefox by brew

brew tap homebrew/cask-versions
brew install --cask firefox-developer-edition

• rectangle

https://rectangleapp.com/

brew install --cask rectangle

• stats

https://github.com/exelban/stats

brew install stats

• Docker

https://www.docker.com/

brew cask install docker

• Visual Studio Code:

brew install --cask visual-studio-code

• Java download and install

Download from this source:

https://www.openlogic.com/openjdk-downloads?field_java_parent_version_target_id=416&field_operating_system_target_id=431&field_architecture_target_id=All&field_java_package_target_id=All

List out all java version, we installed on your MAC:

/usr/libexec/java_home -V

Matching Java Virtual Machines (2):
    11.0.16 (x86_64) "OpenLogic-OpenJDK" - "OpenLogic-OpenJDK 11" /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/openlogic-openjdk-11.jdk/Contents/Home
    1.8.0_342 (x86_64) "OpenLogic-OpenJDK" - "OpenLogic-OpenJDK 8" /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/openlogic-openjdk-8.jdk/Contents/Home
/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/openlogic-openjdk-11.jdk/Contents/Hom

Check current Java version:

java --version

Switch Java version:

export JAVA_HOME=`/usr/libexec/java_home -v 1.8.0_342`
or
export JAVA_HOME=`/usr/libexec/java_home -v 11.0.16`

• Python install and setup on MAC:

  https://www.python.org/

• Install Maven via HomeBrew:

brew install maven
 
Install Nodejs via HomeBrew
     
brew install node

Install Appium Non-UI, Appium as library in Nodejs
    
npm install -g appium
   
Install Appium GUI
    
brew install --cask appium

Or download DMG file: https://github.com/appium/appium-desktop
If you get any troubles while launching Appium, you can run this command:

xattr -cr Appium-UI.app

Install Appium Inspector
Install https://github.com/appium/appium-inspector
Using homebrew:

    
brew install --cask appium-inspector