New Laptop Setup

MacBook

Be sure to turn on disk encryption on the initial setup of the laptop!

You will probably need:

• Homebrew (Go to http://brew.sh/ and follow the install instructions)
• A shell of your choice
• Your favorite Editor

Eventually you will also need (add these on a project by project basis)

• A version manager (rvm, nvm, asdf, etc)
• A DB (probably Postgres)

Other useful things todo

• Add your ssh key to github (help link here)
• Install OpenSSL from homebrew brew install openssl

Tools

Most tools can be found here.

Misc

• Holidays.
• Conferences and training.
• Sick Pay
  • If you’re sick
    • Stay at home and recover
    • If you can work, safely and comfortably, then you may from home.
    • Make sure you tell your team
• Remote Working
  • Working remotely is often useful for many reasons
  • If you need to work remotely
    • Tell your team
• Please Read Internet and communication systems policy