Web Dev Setup

Layers the web-stack specifics on top of a working base: a fast package manager, local databases run the boring-reliable way (brew services, pinned majors), and an API client.

When NOT to use

• Node/Python versions → language-runtimes (prerequisite for pnpm use)
• Databases in containers (prod parity, multiple versions) → docker-on-mac; this skill is the brew-services path
• Project npm install/schema work/SQL → project work
• DB GUI browsers → mac-dev-apps (dbeaver-community/tableplus)

Prerequisites

brew present; for pnpm, a Node runtime (→ language-runtimes).

Safety rails