Overview

Formation is a shell script designed to set up a macOS laptop for design and development purposes. It can be run multiple times on the same machine and will install, upgrade, or skip packages based on what is already installed. The script is customizable and allows users to install their preferred tools and applications.

Features

XCode Command Line Tools for developer essentials
Bash-it for a more powerful bash
Git for version control
Homebrew for managing operating system libraries
NVM for managing and installing multiple versions of Node.js and npm
Rbenv for managing versions of Ruby
Yarn for managing JavaScript packages
asciinema for recording terminal sessions
Gulp the streaming build system
Hotel, a simple process manager for developers
Hub for interacting with the GitHub API
Hugo, an open-source static site generator
ImageMagick to create, edit, compose, or convert bitmap images
mas Mac App Store command line interface
Tig text-mode interface for git
Vagrant for development environments
Various applications for email, productivity, calendar, task management, API documentation, FTP, terminal, image optimization, code editing, design, writing, communication, password management, file storage, window management, file security, VPN, media playback, web browsing, and more.

Summary

Formation is a customizable shell script that automates the setup of a macOS laptop for design and development purposes. It provides a convenient way to install and manage various tools and applications commonly used in these fields. By running the script regularly, users can ensure that their computer remains up to date with the latest software versions.

Minamarkham

Cupcake

Formation

Sassy Starter