Prefer to do it yourself? Here's your checklist. Upgrade your terminal, then check your macOS version, and install Homebrew. Click any topic in the visual roadmap for a tutorial. All accurate, human-authored content, not AI.

Step 1 · System Configuration

Check macOS version Compatibility Latest macOS

macOS Version

Download macOS Update macOS Upgrade to Tahoe

System preferences Setup resources

Mac Setup

Should I update? macOS Tahoe overview

Step 2 · Mac Command Line

Upgrade terminal Open terminal Terminal alternatives

Terminal App

Shell configuration .zshrc vs .zprofile Mac PATH

xcode-select install Check if installed Uninstall CLT Reinstall CLT

Xcode CLT

No developer tools found Apple CLT overview Install via Homebrew

Step 3 · Editor and AI Tools

ChatGPT desktop app

AI Tools

VS Code (coming) Cursor (coming)

What's needed Install Claude Code Brew install

Claude Code

vs Claude Desktop Update Claude Code claude: command not found

Step 4 · Package Management

Update Homebrew Uninstall packages Cleanup old versions Uninstall Homebrew

Install Homebrew

Complete Homebrew guide Best Homebrew packages brew: command not found

Step 5 · Project Versioning

Git configuration Credential manager

Git Setup

GitHub connection SSH key setup

Configuration Mise vs asdf

Mise

Install Mise Mise tasks

Step 6 · Programming Languages

Python

System Python Python PATH

Homebrew Python

Update Python

pyenv

Version Managers

uv (modern)

pip not found

Troubleshooting

python not found

Ruby

Check version Update Ruby

Install Ruby

Uninstall Ruby

rv Gems

Version Managers

Change version Troubleshoot

What's New

Latest Version

Java

Java overview

Install Java

Java 21 LTS

Unable to locate

Troubleshooting

Set JAVA_HOME