[Homebrew Series 1] What Is Homebrew?
Learn why many Mac developers use Homebrew by comparing it with manual installs.
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[Homebrew Series 2] Installation and Terminal Setup
Install Homebrew, configure .zshrc, and verify the setup with real commands and expected output.
[Homebrew Series 3] Installing and Managing Packages
Install tree, wget, and htop, then practice listing, upgrading, removing, and cleaning up Homebrew packages.
Git
[Git Series Part 1] What is Git?
Understand why Git solves the endless final_final.docx mess and why version control matters.
[Git Series Part 2] Installation and Basic Setup
Install Git with Homebrew, set your user info, and verify every setting with real commands.
[Git Series Part 3] Create a Repository and Make Your First Commit - init, add, commit
Initialize a Git repo, stage files, make the first commit, and read the history with hands-on commands.
iTerm2
[iTerm2 Series 1] What is iTerm2?
Compare the default macOS Terminal with iTerm2 and decide when iTerm2 becomes useful in a real workflow.
[iTerm2 Series 2] Installation and Basic Setup
Install iTerm2 with Homebrew and walk through fonts, themes, and the core preferences that make it ready for daily development.
[iTerm2 Series 3] Split panes, search, and shortcuts
Practice the iTerm2 features that speed up daily terminal work: split panes, search, autocomplete, profiles, and safer custom shortcuts.
Tmux
[Tmux Series 1] What is Tmux?
Understand the problems Tmux solves and how sessions, windows, and panes help you organize terminal work.
[Tmux Series 2] Install Tmux and Launch Your First Session
Install Tmux with Homebrew, create your first session, and practice detaching, reattaching, and the essential shortcuts.
[Tmux Series 3] Practice Managing Sessions and Windows
Create multiple sessions, add windows, navigate between them, and keep work alive while switching contexts.
Vim
[Vim Series 1] Why Should You Learn Vim?
Experience situations GUI editors cannot solve and see exactly when Vim becomes indispensable.
[Vim Series 2] Install and Run Vim for the First Time
Install Vim with Homebrew, verify the setup, open a file, write text, and exit safely using real commands.
[Vim Series 3] Understand Modes and Essential Navigation
Learn why Vim uses modes, switch safely between them, and practice the core motions you need to move through a file without leaving the keyboard.
OpenCode
[OpenCode Field Notes Part 1] Why did work get harder even with more tools?
A personal account of fragmented setup, long-session context fatigue, and why I moved to a more sustainable CLI workflow.
[OpenCode Field Notes Part 2] 10-Minute Setup: Install, first run, and baseline config
A practical minimum setup to install OpenCode quickly and start with a repeatable workflow.
[OpenCode Field Notes Part 3] Provider strategy to reduce token/subscription interruptions
How I keep long coding sessions stable with primary/backup provider routing and account-level flexibility.
Pi
[Pi Series 1] Why I started looking at pi instead of heavier coding agents
This post explains why LLM coding agents can feel heavy, and why the lightweight terminal coding harness pi is worth considering.
[Pi Series 2] Install pi and start your first session
Install pi, connect a model through login or an API key, and start your first session inside a project folder.
[Pi Series 3] Manage sessions and project context
Learn how to continue and branch pi sessions, and how to pass project rules through AGENTS.md and CLAUDE.md.