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What Laptop Is Best For Learning Programming? by eldav(m): 12:34pm On Jul 08, 2022 |
Hello, gurus! I'm totally new to programming and I'm looking for advice on how to start. I heard someone say that not all laptops are good for programming. If that's true, which brand can you guys recommend I purchase? Secondly, I want to learn how to build apps. I'm ready to put in the work. What language should I learn and where can I find resources? Thanks for your help. |
Re: What Laptop Is Best For Learning Programming? by Excallibur(m): 1:19pm On Jul 08, 2022 |
The best you can get with the budget you have. Consider ram, the bigger the better Processor Dedicated video ram 1 Like |
Re: What Laptop Is Best For Learning Programming? by eldav(m): 1:49pm On Jul 08, 2022 |
Excallibur: Thank you, sir. But can you tell me how much to budget for a standard laptop? |
Re: What Laptop Is Best For Learning Programming? by digitite: 2:20pm On Jul 08, 2022 |
Days are gone when you need expensive laptops or desktop PC's to learn programming or even develop a solution. You can now write and run your codes on a cloud browser. Also the type of Laptops you would need depend on the kind of programs you are developing. A graphic intensive app like games , etc or multimedia app requires much computing power than text based calculators.... All in all, the RAM and Processor is the most important in this case. All other tools you need are hosted on the Server. |
Re: What Laptop Is Best For Learning Programming? by eldav(m): 6:59pm On Jul 08, 2022 |
digitite: Thanks boss! Which language will you advice I learn for app design? |
Re: What Laptop Is Best For Learning Programming? by digitite: 7:38pm On Jul 08, 2022 |
eldav: Based on my research. Start with python ( Good in calculations ), PHP ( Web Applications ). Javascript ( Interactivity ; also good for API integrations ). HTML and CSS ( Building blocks of front end ) are very easy. While SQL is for Database. Since the Cloud Infrastructure is dominating. Always work with Libraries and frameworks compatible with modern systems and works with traditional systems as well. Make it Hybrid. For example, make your programs be accessible to all versions of the Operating System. All in all, choose a sector and specialise in, e.g Health, Education, etc. It will make you a professional sooner than later. While experience makes you an expert. |
Re: What Laptop Is Best For Learning Programming? by eldav(m): 9:00pm On Jul 08, 2022 |
digitite: I appreciate you for taking out time to educate me. I have all I need to start now. God bless you! |
Re: What Laptop Is Best For Learning Programming? by digitite: 9:23pm On Jul 08, 2022 |
eldav: My pleasure. |
Re: What Laptop Is Best For Learning Programming? by dodgelord: 10:38pm On Jul 08, 2022 |
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Re: What Laptop Is Best For Learning Programming? by ajerimitan: 2:42am On Jul 09, 2022 |
What brand of computer system has 16gig ram plus with 3.0 plus processor and above and how much can I get the fairly used and new one. What are the advantages and down sides of, dual core, celeron and corei7 especially for programming. |
Re: What Laptop Is Best For Learning Programming? by CHace: 8:30am On Jul 09, 2022 |
ajerimitan: A laptop of 4gb ram, core i5 5th gen ,500gb ROM. Goes for about 120k- 150k nowadays... For a 16gb RAM pc with 3.0ghz processor speed, you'd be needing like 350k+ and that's for a used one. When getting a pc for programming, try getting a core i5 upwards, at least 500gb rom(ssd is preferable tho), 8gb ram upwards, 2.0+ghz processor speed, dedicated Vram, Kb light for night work, at least 4hrs back up. This should be okay for a start 3 Likes |
Re: What Laptop Is Best For Learning Programming? by ajerimitan: 1:29pm On Jul 09, 2022 |
Thank you so much, I appreciate your professional advice and rare expertise. Your explanation is very processional and comprehensive. CHace: |
Re: What Laptop Is Best For Learning Programming? by Nobody: 7:04pm On Jul 09, 2022 |
Just get one with SSD and you’re good to go. |
Re: What Laptop Is Best For Learning Programming? by airsaylongcome: 10:55pm On Jul 09, 2022 |
Rgade: I hope you know there's 64GB SSD. And SSDs have a read/write life span. People go rush go market buy 2nd hand "256 GB" SSD wey na like 92 GB remain |
Re: What Laptop Is Best For Learning Programming? by Kvngfrosh(m): 9:34am On Jul 10, 2022 |
airsaylongcome:92GB remain as how ? explain |
Re: What Laptop Is Best For Learning Programming? by Nobody: 5:15pm On Jul 10, 2022 |
airsaylongcome: ![]() Before you buy second hand laptop na you go first calm down check every part from a-z. |
Re: What Laptop Is Best For Learning Programming? by airsaylongcome: 6:08pm On Jul 10, 2022 |
Rgade: Would be nice if there’s a checklist to run through for this |
Re: What Laptop Is Best For Learning Programming? by airsaylongcome: 6:09pm On Jul 10, 2022 |
Re: What Laptop Is Best For Learning Programming? by directonpc(m): 6:46pm On Jul 10, 2022 |
There are many good laptop deals here on Nairaland. Like the ThinkPad T series. A few years old model. Here are some deals I found here on NL. Model: Lenovo thinkpad T460 Ram: 8GB DDR4 Storage: 256GB SSD Processor: intel core i5-6th gen Display: 14inch FHD Display Keyboard: Backlight Keyboard Price: 140,000 You can get something like this one for 120k to 140k. For anyone looking to start learning programming and web development, I'm currently running a YouTube live series, check it out here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLc3Pmiwtv0_hcTYKp_oBAEoMDoKrvbK_B |
Re: What Laptop Is Best For Learning Programming? by Kvngfrosh(m): 4:28pm On Jul 12, 2022 |
airsaylongcome:coincidentally ![]()
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Re: What Laptop Is Best For Learning Programming? by Greisoncarlens: 10:37pm On Jul 12, 2022 |
Kvngfrosh:mine too. Been using it without battery, the abrupt shutdowns killed it. |
Re: What Laptop Is Best For Learning Programming? by qtguru(m): 10:49pm On Jul 12, 2022 |
directonpc: The Thinkpad are the best laptops in my opinion, I have 2 thinkpads this T460,T560 and the battery life is just superb both are 16gb, but the SSD is way bloody faster than the non-SSD and is an i5 outperforming i7 2 Likes |
Re: What Laptop Is Best For Learning Programming? by truthCoder: 2:28am On Jul 14, 2022 |
Kvngfrosh: Possibly a ‘new’ ssd |
Re: What Laptop Is Best For Learning Programming? by truthCoder: 2:48am On Jul 14, 2022 |
Get a MacBook Pro between 2012 and 2015 Do not get 2011 below or 2016 above except you can afford the M1 series. For SSD, there are plenty fakes out there. It is better to buy a laptop with HDD and upgrade the SSD your self. Don’t buy all those new SSDs except you are importing directly or buying from an authorized distributor who is offering a no-questions warranty. Buy ‘follow-come’ ssds. Those computer village boys open every laptop being imported and remove the original SSDs and swap them with HDD. If they put an ssd inside for you, it is probably one of the fakes. Any SSD with funny names like Onye-Power will only lead to tears. Buy laptop, then upgrade ssd without rushing. Make sure your laptop has upgradeable hdd and ram. Dont buy non-removable except you dont have plans to upgrade. Why should you buy a MacBook? XCode. If you have plans of developing cross platform apps, you must use an XCode compatible laptop. Last I checked, windows is not XCode compatible. Virus and malware Anti virus on windows alone zaps battery. You dont need extra processes running on your workstation. Except you go looking for viruses, you cannot get infected on a mac that easily. Updates Windows annoying updates are non existent on mac. Even if you set auto updates on with mac, it does it when you are sleeping Always on Macbooks dont need to be shut down. This might sound trival until you experience it You open your laptop, enter password and you are on VS code, all within 10 seconds. Exactly where you left. Resale value. When you decide to upgrade, you get your money back from sales. You dont beg to sell. There are people willing to buy. MacBooks are like Corolla. EDIT; Computer village boys have started selling new SSDs as ‘follow-come’. They buy new, remove from the carton and claim it is follow-come Kindly verify each SSD via the serial number and the manufacturer’s website whether new or used. If serial number is not found or no means to confirm exists, please drop it 1 Like |
Re: What Laptop Is Best For Learning Programming? by benalvino3: 7:36am On Jul 14, 2022 |
Excallibur: Video ram has nothing to do with programming. Except you want to specifically make GPU calculations in your program. For the op, before you get into programming, you must be proficient with computers enough to know the answer to the question you asked. |
Re: What Laptop Is Best For Learning Programming? by hyride: 3:35pm On Jul 14, 2022 |
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Re: What Laptop Is Best For Learning Programming? by Kvngfrosh(m): 10:13pm On Jul 23, 2022 |
Greisoncarlens:funny enough, mine started working |
Re: What Laptop Is Best For Learning Programming? by LUAN1: 10:26pm On Sep 23, 2022 |
Rgade:please check this laptop for me ...is corei3, 6th gen 4gb ram okay for web development ?? |
Re: What Laptop Is Best For Learning Programming? by LUAN1: 10:29pm On Sep 23, 2022 |
digitite:please is corei3 , 4gb ram, 500hdd... okay for web development? |
Re: What Laptop Is Best For Learning Programming? by LUAN1: 10:38pm On Sep 23, 2022 |
truthCoder:please is corei3, 4gb , be okay for web development?.. planing to used visual studio code., Please would it accept all the app |
Re: What Laptop Is Best For Learning Programming? by truthCoder: 5:32am On Sep 24, 2022 |
LUAN1: Many devs starting have used that config. However, don’t expect blazing speeds and dont plan to add mobile app development in future. When you advance to full stack, having your database, server, development browser and IDE running might start tasking the old lady. By the time you get to that level, you should be able to migrate to more advanced systems. Dont be afraid to start small. |
Re: What Laptop Is Best For Learning Programming? by Nobody: 12:46am On Sep 25, 2022 |
LUAN1:Yeah. It should serve just fine. |
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