A list of recommendations for Homebrew packages on macOS I find useful.
vim(Text Editor)git(Version Control)tmux(Terminal Multiplexer)htop(Process Manager)python3(Scripting Language)
coreutils(GNU utils)visual-studio-code(Editor/IDE)cmake(Cask) (Build tool)ninja(Lightweight build system)cocoapods(Cocoa dependency manager)openjdk(Java)node(Node.js)gradle(JVM build tool)haskell-stack(Haskell build tool)rustup-init(Rust toolchain installer)swi-prolog(Prolog environment)flutter(Cask) (UI toolkit)processing(Cask) (Software sketchbook)dotnet-sdk(Cask) (.NET SDK)llvm(Compiler infrastructure, alternatively install via Xcode)ghidra(Reverse engineering tools)sf-symbols(Cask) (Symbols browser)
qemu(Emulator)utm(Cask) (Virtual machines UI on top of QEMU)
docker(Cask) (Docker Desktop, container builder and runner)kubernetes-cli(Kubernetes API client)helm(Kubernetes package manager)
appcleaner(Cask) (App removal utility)the-unarchiver(Cask) (Unarchival tool)coconutbattery(Cask) (Battery info utility)
firefox(Cask) (Web Browser)discord(Cask) (Voice and Text Chat)mattermost(Cask) (Text Chat)zulip(Cask) (Text Chat)slack(Cask) (Text Chat)zoom(Cask) (Video Conferencing)
mactex(Cask) (LaTeX)libreoffice(Cask) (Office suite)zotero(Cask) (Bibliography manager)
font-jetbrains-mono(Cask) (Typeface for developers)
ffmpeg(Audio/video converter)vlc(Cask) (Multimedia player)spotify(Cask) (Music streaming)mixxx(Cask) (DJing)blender(Cask) (3D modeling)
gimp(Cask) (Image editor)inkscape(Cask) (Vector graphics editor)
epic-games(Cask) (Epic Games Launcher)steam(Cask) (Game Distribution Platform)multimc(Cask) (Minecraft Launcher)