My exercise today is to install the following. I use a Mac and Windows will have a different set of tools I believe.

• xcode

• Homebrew

• VSCode

I will have 3 separate articles for each one. That way, each post isn't too long.

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XCODE

• This is an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) tool from Apple that allows for software development in a number of programming languages.

• Used to develop software for macOS, iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, and tvOS.

  Xcode provides developers a unified workflow for user interface design, coding, testing, and debugging.
  - Apple App Store definition

• You can install it from the APP Store but much easier if done through the Terminal.

Let's get this installed. Exciting!

1. Open Terminal on your Mac. You can search for it as follows:

1. Once you open Terminal, type this command and click enter:

xcode-select --install

In the above screenshot of the terminal, I have hidden the prompt before the ~ (tilde). Not sure if that's something I can show publicly :)

1. Click Yes and Agree to Apple's terms & conditions.

1. The installation process starts. Wait for it to complete. Don't be alarmed by the waiting time!

That time quickly reduces over the next few minutes :)

Overall, it took about 3-5 minutes to install. Phew!

1. Double-check the installation by typing the below into the Terminal.

git --version

You get the below response:

That's it. It wasn't too difficult. See you in the next post for installing Homebrew.