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Manage Project Dependencies with Mise

Published July 11, 2025 and last verified on September 20, 2025

Manage programming language versions, project tasks, and environment variables in one tool with Mise on macOS, Linux, and Windows.

Use Colima to Run Docker Containers on macOS

Published March 29, 2022 and last verified on December 14, 2025

Use Colima, an open source container runtime on your Mac instead of the official Docker client with Docker Compose and Buildx support.

Use a Modern Bash Shell on macOS

Published January 12, 2020 and last verified on September 20, 2025

Upgrade to a modern version of Bash on macOS using Homebrew, add it to your allowed shells list, and set it as your default shell.

Installing Homebrew

Published January 26, 2019 and last verified on December 13, 2025

Install and configure the Homebrew package manager on macOS to add command-line tools, programming languages, and libraries.

Install GNU Utilities on macOS

Published January 26, 2019 and last verified on September 20, 2025

Replace default macOS utilities with GNU versions of awk, sed, date, and more using Homebrew for better Linux compatibility.