

I was faced with the tough choice of buying a new computer just around the time Apple released the M1 line.Įvery review of the new chip painted an incredible picture, and they all shared a common denominator the chip is crazy fast. With over 1,200 charge cycles, my six-year-old, 13-inch MacBook Pro grew more unreliable by the day. This web development environment includes the following: I’ve put together a tutorial that will help you get your web development tools up and running in just 20 minutes. Unfortunately, it took a long time to set up my MacBook for the ideal web development environment because I had a hard time finding resources that outlined all the information I was looking for. Overall, this machine is on a whole new level compared to the Intel chip models. Not only is this machine fast, I have multiple installations running in parallel, and the temperature barely peaked at 104 degrees Fahrenheit.

Since I first got my M1 MacBook Air a few days ago, I’ve been pushing its limits. How to set up an M1 MacBook for web developmentĮditor’s note: This article was last updated on 29 March 2022 to reflect updates to Homebrew, Docker Desktop, and VS Code. Committed to consistently adding value and making a difference.

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