Yeah people even report that 8GB seems to be enough. Apparently the memory is also so fast that the complete memory of the 16GB model can be rewritten four time

Yeah people even report that 8GB seems to be enough. Apparently the memory is also so fast that the complete memory of the 16GB model can be rewritten four times a second. For iOS development going for an M1 seems like a no-brainer, as the apps will run natively on the Mac, so you have less wait time while developing.