For context I'm looking at getting a macbook pro 14 as a personal laptop and I'm also heading down the software engineering route and want something which will last me quite a while and not slow down significantly over 6-8 years. I'm coming from a 2017 dell inspiron specd with i7, 16gb ram and 512ssd.

I'm looking at the 14 m1 pro 10 core cpu, 14 core gpu, 16 core neural with 32gb ram and 1tb ssd, my question: is it worth going to the base m1 max chip with 32gb or even 64gb or will the spec I've picked be more than enough to future proof me? I've never owned a mac before so I don't have a whole lot of reference.

Any input is appreciated, thanks!