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HHomebrewHow software gets onto a Mac.One command installs almost anything, and one more updates all of it at once. It also turns setting up a replacement Mac from an afternoon of downloading installers into a list you can re-run.The catch: It is a terminal tool with no interface, and a major upgrade occasionally breaks something you had working.DetailsGGhosttyA terminal that feels instant.Native, GPU-accelerated and fast in the way you notice within a minute of using it, with sane defaults instead of a configuration project. A rare case of a developer tool that is also pleasant on day one.The catch: Young next to the long-established terminals, so some niche features and integrations are still missing.DetailsZZedThe editor that keeps up with you.Written for speed first, and it shows in the places editors normally stutter: huge files, project-wide search, keystrokes under load. Collaborative editing is built in rather than bolted on.The catch: The extension ecosystem is a fraction of VS Code's, so a plugin you rely on may not exist yet.Details
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