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My own laptop setup

I've had 3 separate occasions recently where I've needed to set up a laptop for my own use, so here's some steps to remind me what I need to do each time.

1. Install Xcode (usually via App Store), run it, accept the terms and conditions (which no-one apart from lawyers has ever read), and let it install stuff.
2. Install nvm, then use it to install Node/npm (use nvm ls-remote to find the latest LTS version, then nvm install [version]). It will automatically set that Node version as the default.
3. Install Yarn - currently best done via npm i -g yarn (apparently) but check the docs.
4. Download JetBrains Mono (my preferred coding font)
5. Install VS Code, tailor the preferences, install extensions

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{
  // My VSCode global shortcuts
  // Mostly JavaScript stuff, and will add to it gradually
  // To save:
  // - Go to Preferences > User Snippets
  // - Paste the contents of this file

  "console.log": {
    "scope": "javascript,typescript",
    "prefix": "log",

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.g {
  --main-width: 100%;
  
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns:
      minmax(1rem, 1fr)
      minmax(auto, var(--main-width))
      minmax(1rem, 1fr);
}

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[alias]
  a = add --all
  ac = !git add -A && git commit -m
  cm = commit -m
  co = checkout
  cob = checkout -b
  ps = push
  psf = push --force
  pl = pull
  s = status

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font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI",
 Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif,
 "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol";