TomasBeuzen

New Mac Setup

This gist documents the setup of my Mac, primarily for personal use and data science.

Hardware/software details:

• MacBook Air (M1, 2020)
• Big Sur (11.2.2)

Installs

• Install HomeBrew

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.gitignore

On my MacOS, the global .gitignore file can be created/editted with:

nano ~/.gitignore_global

Here are the current contents which include files I find useful to ignore in my work as a data scientist:

.DS_Store

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The Fork & Pull Workflow

The fork and pull workflow is necessary for effectively and efficiently contributing to and collaborating on open-source work. This gist describes the workflow for contributing to an open-source project for which you don't have write access. It is an adaptation from a post on my website here.

• The Short Version
• The Long Version

The Short Version

1. Fork the GitHub repository.