I recently got a new laptop (see Making the M1 leap if you’re curious how that journey went), and in so doing, got lots of great advice about how other developers set up their machines. The award for biggest game-changer, though, has to go to Patrick Schratz who introduced me to yadm (Yet Another Dotfiles Manager). Here, I’ll give you a quick rundown of what yadm is, how to get started with it, and why I think it’s so darn cool.