Robert Poenaru basavyr

Initial setup for a developer oriented macOS

In this guide we will focus on the necessary steps, settings, and tools that are required in order to have an environment that is streamlined for development, research, and overal productivity; all while keeping an emphasiz on distraction-free and minimalism

OS level

We will always try to keep the operating system at the latest available version (stable releases only), so the very first step would be to make sure that our system has all the OS updates installed
At the time of writing this guide, my macOS version is Version 14.5 (23F79)

Executing Mathematica Scripts Within the Command-Line

This guide will show how to run Wolfram Mathematica scripts right from the command-line, without using the Frontend.

Setting up the console environment (MacOS)

Technically, a Mathematica script can be executed from the command line using the Mathematica Kernel.

After installation of the Wolfram Mathematica application, default location of that executable kernel should be at /Applications/Mathematica.app/Contents/MacOS:

Mac and Linux

Open Terminal
Check if you already have a SSH keypair generated. Do the following:
```
$ ls -la ~/.ssh/id_rsa*
```

If the files exist, you already have SSH installed. IMPORTANT: But if you wish to regenerate the SSH key pair, at least back up your old SSH keys.

The latest beta (3.5) includes separate color settings for light & dark mode. Toggling dark mode automatically switches colors.

Vist iTerm 2 homepage to download the beta. Thanks @stefanwascoding.

Add switch_automatic.py to ~/Library/ApplicationSupport/iTerm2/Scripts/AutoLaunch with:

How to use

In iTerm2, in the menu bar go to Scripts > Manage > New Python Script

Select Basic. Select Long-Running Daemon

Give the script a decent name (I chose auto_dark_mode.py)

Save and open the script in your editor of choice.

	# general imports
	from flask_socketio import SocketIO
	from flask_socketio import emit
	from flask import Flask, render_template
	from random import random
	import time
	from threading import Thread, Event
	from threading import Lock

	# .bashrc

	# User specific aliases and functions

	alias rm='rm -i'
	alias cp='cp -i'
	alias mv='mv -i'

	# custom commands
	alias ls='ls --color=auto'

	def ShowSolutions(n, id):
	nqReduced = 4
	nqM = 100
	for i in range(n):
	plotname = pathPrefix+foldername + 'plot-id'+str(i+1)+'.pdf'
	fig, ax = plt.subplots()
	plt.xlabel('q')
	plt.ylabel(f'λi')
	ax.text(0.15, 0.75, f'$\lambda_{i+1}$ \| N={n}', horizontalalignment='center',
	verticalalignment='center', transform=ax.transAxes)


	####
	#### pyenv-virtualenv bash prompt customization
	####


	# pyenv
	eval "$(pyenv init -)"

	# pyenv-virtualenv:

	# vim:ft=zsh ts=2 sw=2 sts=2
	#
	# agnoster's Theme - https://gist.github.com/3712874
	# A Powerline-inspired theme for ZSH
	#
	# # README
	#
	# In order for this theme to render correctly, you will need a
	# [Powerline-patched font](https://github.com/Lokaltog/powerline-fonts).
	# Make sure you have a recent version: the code points that Powerline