1. Tweak how history is maintained in terminal because whether you are setting up you local 'nix machine or your remote one, having the terminal history configured properly is a great boon and best practice.
    • Quickie: 
       export HISTCONTROL=erasedups
 export HISTFILESIZE=1000000
 export HISTSIZE=10000
 export HISTIGNORE="&:[ ]*:exit:clear:ls:cd:pwd"
    • A more thorough script for those so inclined.
  2. Remove touchpad gestures to avoid accidentally navigating backward/forward within Chrome
    • One Variation - Open terminal and run: 
        defaults write com.google.Chrome AppleEnableSwipeNavigateWithScrolls -bool FALSE
    • If that doesn’t work then another Variation - Open terminal and run: 
        defaults write com.google.Chrome.plist AppleEnableSwipeNavigateWithScrolls -bool FALSE
    • Credit for this solution goes to OSXDaily
  3. Show hidden files in Finder (macos, mojave, version 10.14.2): 
     defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles YES
	
 killall Finder
  4. Setup nvm instead of installing node directly
    • Out of all the methods listed here, I preferred the one that uses npm-cache: 
      $ nvm use 9
Now using node v9.11.2 (npm v5.6.0)
$ npm install -g npm-cache
$ cd /path/to/yourProject
$ npm-cache install
[npm-cache] [INFO]
  using /Users/<username>/.package_cache
  as cache directory
##
# You can also switch nodejs version
# the npm-cache will become specific
# to that version, as it should
##
$ nvm use 11
Now using node v11.8.0 (npm v6.5.0)
$ npm install -g npm-cache
$ cd /path/to/yourProject
$ npm-cache install
[npm-cache] [INFO]
  using /Users/<username>/.package_cache
  as cache directory
    • There may be some room for improvement by changing cache directory from /Users/<username>/.package_cache to the relevant nodejs version’s directory: 
        $ ls ~/.nvm/versions/node/v11.8.0/lib/node_modules/
  ionic
  npm
  .package_cache # hypothetical, I haven't done it yet

  $ ls ~/.nvm/versions/node/v9.11.2/lib/node_modules/
  @angular
  angular-spec-generator
  firebase-tools
  npm
  npm-cache
  .package_cache # hypothetical, I haven't done it yet
      • Ideas
        • ls -alrt ~/.nvm/versions/node/`nvm current`/.package_cache works in terminal
        • I tried 
            npm-cache \
    install \
    --cacheDirectory ~/.nvm/versions/node/`nvm current`/.package_cache
        • It did NOT work, filed an issue here
  5. more to come

Open Questions

  • Using nvm and npm-cache together
    • There may be some room for improvement by changing cache directory from /Users/<username>/.package_cache to the relevant nodejs version’s directory: 
        $ ls ~/.nvm/versions/node/v11.8.0/lib/node_modules/
  ionic
  npm
  .package_cache # hypothetical, I haven't done it yet

  $ ls ~/.nvm/versions/node/v9.11.2/lib/node_modules/
  @angular
  angular-spec-generator
  firebase-tools
  npm
  npm-cache
  .package_cache # hypothetical, I haven't done it yet
      • Ideas
        • ls -alrt ~/.nvm/versions/node/`nvm current`/.package_cache works in terminal
        • I tried 
            npm-cache \
    install \
    --cacheDirectory ~/.nvm/versions/node/`nvm current`/.package_cache
        • It did NOT work … filed an issue here

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