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After purchasing my Air (same specs as you, apart from SSD, mine is 256GB), I sold pretty much every computer I had because I just stopped using them. I do a lo
by tzaman 12y ago
After purchasing my Air (same specs as you, apart from SSD, mine is 256GB), I sold pretty much every computer I had because I just stopped using them. I do a lot of Ruby on Rails and AngularJS development + a bit of NodeJS from time to time. One thing I'd recommend is having an external monitor (preferably somewhere in 24"-27") because 13" IS to small to comfortably work on every day, 8+ hours a day.
Regarding programs, well, apart from your favourite editor I recommend an application launcher (http://www.alfredapp.com/ http://www.alfredapp.com/) plus a terminal replacement (http://iterm2.com/ http://iterm2.com/). Plus a ton of necessary tools to work with terminal, such as git, homebrew, oh-my-zsh,...
Good luck with your new Air! :)
- st3fan 12y agoI also have an external display but I actually prefer just the (11") air. Because with less on the screen it lets me focus better. Very personal though. But it works well for me.
- NoahBuscher 12y agoNeat perspective. I'll have to wait to compare it to my existing laptop (15.6 inches).
- NoahBuscher 12y agoThanks for the awesome suggestions! I'll look into monitors. Can I ask what Homebrew is? I've seen it on GitHub, but I'm a bit confused. Is is comparable to apt-get?
- antino 12y agoIt's an OS X package manager. Indeed, it is comparable to Aptitude. Edit: My app recommendation is Spectacle (a window manager) http://spectacleapp.com/ http://spectacleapp.com/
- NoahBuscher 12y agoAwesome! Totally will get.
- devinhalladay 12y agoI prefer Moom (http://manytricks.com/moom/ http://manytricks.com/moom/) to Spectacle because it's much more configurable so it can adapt to my needs.
- tzaman 12y agoI use http://www.irradiatedsoftware.com/sizeup/ http://www.irradiatedsoftware.com/sizeup/ for managing windows, not free, but gets out of the way and has great shortcuts as default :)