Managing Dotfiles Like a Pro with Yadm
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Every developer eventually reaches the point where their configs become too valuable to lose. Here’s how I use yadm to manage my macOS dotfiles with automated testing, daily maintenance, and a pre-commit workflow that keeps everything in check. For me, the turning point was spending a weekend setting up a new MacBook and realizing I couldn’t reproduce my environment reliably. That’s when I started managing my dotfiles properly.