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+# give me what I need, brew!
+
+# cli tools
+install ack
+install tree
+install wget
+
+# development server setup
+install nginx
+install dnsmasq
+
+# development tools
+install git
+install hub
+install macvim --override-system-vim
+install reattach-to-user-namespace
+install tmux
+install zsh