How to create my dev environment for golang and nodejs on an Ubuntu 16.04 VM.

update os and install vm tools, git and fish
setup fish with oh-my-fish and theme bobthefish (bobthefish is a theme similar to agnoster)
install nodejs 8.x and yarn
fix npm permission issues
install go
install vs code

Setup base system

sudo apt update && \
 sudo apt upgrade --yes && \
 sudo apt install build-essential curl open-vm-tools-desktop git fish --yes

Terminal

Download Meslo LG M Regular for Powerline-Font and install it with double click.

curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/powerline/fonts/master/Meslo%20Slashed/Meslo%20LG%20M%20Regular%20for%20Powerline.ttf -o ~/Downloads/meslo.ttf

Setup fish (see issue on Ubuntu 16.04):

curl -L https://get.oh-my.fish | fish
echo '
# setup npm permissions
set -xg NPM_CONFIG_PREFIX $HOME/.npm-global
set -xg PATH $HOME/.npm-global/bin $PATH
# setup go
set -xg PATH $PATH /usr/local/go/bin
set -xg GOPATH $HOME/code/go
set -xg PATH $PATH (go env GOPATH)/bin
# misc stuff
set -xg DEFAULT_USER dev
alias aptup="sudo apt update; and sudo apt upgrade"
' > ~/.config/omf/init.fish
# change to fish shell
chsh -s /usr/bin/fish
# install theme
omf install bobthefish

Pin terminal app to task bar and edit terminal profile.

Custom Font: Meslo LG M for Powerline Regular (size 14)

Terminal-Size: 140 Columns and 32 Rows

Setup node && npm && yarn

curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_8.x | sudo -E bash -
curl -sS https://dl.yarnpkg.com/debian/pubkey.gpg | sudo apt-key add -
echo 'deb https://dl.yarnpkg.com/debian/ stable main' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/yarn.list

sudo apt update && \
 sudo apt install nodejs yarn --yes
npm install npm@latest -g

Setup Go

wget https://redirector.gvt1.com/edgedl/go/go1.9.2.linux-amd64.tar.gz && \
 sudo tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.9.2.linux-amd64.tar.gz && \
 rm ./go1.9.2.linux-amd64.tar.gz && \
 mkdir -p ~/code/go && \
 go get -u github.com/derekparker/delve/cmd/dlv

Install dep.

wget https://github.com/golang/dep/releases/download/v0.3.2/dep-linux-amd64
mv dep-linux-amd64 ~/code/go/bin/dep

Setup VS Code

Install Visual Studio Code

sudo dpkg -i Downloads/code_1.16.1-1505406497_amd64.deb

Install extensions:

Debugger for Chrome,
EditorConfig for Visual Studio Code
Go (reload and run init of plugin)
JavaScript Standard Style
Material Icon Theme

My default user settings:

{
    "editor.tabSize": 2,
    "editor.cursorStyle": "line",
    "editor.minimap.enabled": true,
    "explorer.autoReveal": true,
    "explorer.openEditors.visible": 0,
    "files.autoSave": "afterDelay",
    "files.autoSaveDelay": 5000,
    "files.eol": "\n",
    "files.insertFinalNewline": true,
    "git.enabled": true,
    "window.zoomLevel": 1,
    "workbench.iconTheme": "material-icon-theme",
    "workbench.startupEditor": "newUntitledFile",
    "go.formatOnSave": true,
    "material-icon-theme.showUpdateMessage": false
}