Eugene Yan details his minimal setup for a new M4 MacBook Pro, emphasizing a clean slate approach over restoring from a backup. He outlines configurations for macOS settings, essential developer tools like Homebrew, Warp terminal, and Fish shell, and productivity applications such as Obsidian and Zotero. Yan also covers his choices for coding editors (Cursor, Sublime Text), web browsers, and programming languages, including Python, Node.js, and Ruby. AI
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RANK_REASON This is a personal setup guide for a developer's laptop, detailing software and configuration choices.