Build environment: MacOS X 10.10

Install Java

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk8-downloads-2133151.html

Install Homebrew

ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"

Install vert.x

Download vert.x and unzip it into any suitable directory.

add the following lines to /Users/<your name>/.profile

  export VERTX_HOME=path-to-vertx-directory
  export PATH=$PATH:$VERTX_HOME/bin
  export VERTX_MODS=$VERTX_HOME/mods

open the file $VERTX_HOME/conf/langs.propertiesand change the line

 scala=io.vertx~lang-scala~1.0.0:org.vertx.scala.platform.impl.ScalaVerticleFactory
        to
 scala=io.vertx~lang-scala_2.10~1.1.0-M1:org.vertx.scala.platform.impl.ScalaVerticleFactory

Install build tools

brew install git
brew install mongo
brew install node

Install IDE/editors as needed

Eclipse (JEE recommended)

Atom: (recommended)

http://atom.io

Brackets: (somewhat simpler and sleeker, but less powerful than atom)

http://brackets.io

Optional Compile tool

Codekit