#JAVA DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT FOR MAC UPDATE#

Users & Groups: If you haven't already set a password for your user during the initial set up, you should do so now.You will be happy to have done so if ever your Mac is lost or stolen. I recommend checking that basic security settings are enabled. Dock > Automatically hide and show the Dock.Keyboard > Delay Until Repeat > Short (all the way to the right).Keyboard > Key Repeat > Fast (all the way to the right).Feel free to follow these, or to ignore them, depending on your personal preferences. If this is a new computer, there are a couple of tweaks I like to make to the System Preferences.

#JAVA DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT FOR MAC UPDATE#

I'm trying to keep it simple!įirst thing you need to do, on any OS actually, is update the system! For that: Apple Icon > About This Mac then Software Update. This guide was originally written for some friends getting started with programming on a Mac, and as a personal reference for myself. The steps below were tested on macOS High Sierra (10.13), but should work for more recent versions as well.Ĭontributing: If you find any mistakes in the steps described below, or if any of the commands are outdated, do let me know! For any other suggestions, please understand if I don't include everything. The document assumes you are new to Mac, but can also be useful if you are reinstalling a system and need some reminder.

You may not need all of them for your projects, although I recommend having them set up as they always come in handy. We will set up popular programming languages (for example Node (JavaScript), Python, and Ruby). This document describes how I set up my developer environment on a new MacBook or iMac.

Java development environment for mac