weight: this is th most important. it's a laptop, you carry it around, so it should be confortable to carry SSD: speeds everthing up keyboard/trackpad: you're

weight: this is th most important. it's a laptop, you carry it around, so it should be confortable to carry SSD: speeds everthing up keyboard/trackpad: you're a developer, so you write a lot. Make sure it's confortable to do so screen: you spend a lot of time in front of the screen, so make sure you get something that's easy on the eyes.