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I used to put a lot of effort into trying to sync dot files. And you know what? I don't see a reason to do it. I only have one work computer and one personal computer.


What happens when one of those computers blows up and you need to get back to being productive quickly?


I don't need to sync between computers to accomplish that. Could just use something as simple as Dropbox.

BUT ALSO: There's nothing that important in my personal dot files. And anything work related is in specific git repos. I could be productive with the default zsh on a fresh install of macOS by installing home brew and a few packages.

I also haven't had a mac "blow up" in... 20 years?


Not the person you asked, but if that happens I restore from backup.


I used to run several VMs for several projects, and it was convenient. But now I really just have a single work project, and don't really code on my personal computer. So I no longer need it.




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