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# [MacBook Pro M1 Developer Setup 2022](https://alexkates.hashnode.dev/macbook-pro-m1-developer-setup-2022?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

How I set up my new MacBook Pro M1 as a developer in 2022.

May 14, 2022 · 4 min read · alexkates.hashnode.dev  
Updated Jan 1, 2024  
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## Written by

[Alex Kates](https://hashnode.com/@thealexkates)

@thealexkates · Philadelphia, PA

  
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Founding Engineer @ Croissant

Hi, I'm Alex Kates 👋 I'm a product engineer currently working at Croissant as a Founding Engineer. I'm addicted to writing about building, and building things worth writing about. Some extracurriculars include AWS Community Builder Instructor at MIT xPRO Bootcamp Volunteer at Tech for Campaigns

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[Bart Verbruggen](https://hashnode.com/@bartverbruggen)

[Sep 14, 2023](https://hashnode.com/posts/macbook-pro-m1-developer-setup-2022/627fbc920094f2f13f514568/comment/6502f412fb3b16e3da3d099f)

Love the list, thanks!

You should checkout fnm as an alternative to nvm. It's very fast and uses the same `.nvmrc` file.

[Alex Kates](https://hashnode.com/@thealexkates)

[Sep 14, 2023](https://hashnode.com/posts/macbook-pro-m1-developer-setup-2022/627fbc920094f2f13f514568/comment/6502f412fb3b16e3da3d099f#reply-6502f5e8fb3b16e3da3d09f0)

Thanks for the rec!

Bun 1.0 recently released so I think I'm switching to that very soon

[Curtis Einsmann](https://hashnode.com/@einsmanntech)

[May 19, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/macbook-pro-m1-developer-setup-2022/627fbc920094f2f13f514568/comment/628698c883966a1653f157fc)

Just installed Brave, Spectacle, iTerm2 and Fig. Thanks for sharing all this!

[Alex Kates](https://hashnode.com/@thealexkates)

[May 20, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/macbook-pro-m1-developer-setup-2022/627fbc920094f2f13f514568/comment/628698c883966a1653f157fc#reply-6287845189168247f55eef32)

That's awesome, Curtis. Glad you found this helpful!