“Hi, is this laptop good for a kid learning how to code/program? I’m looking to get my 12 yr old her first computer and she’s expressed interest in computer programming.”
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This computer would work fine for someone that is new to coding. It's not going to be the fastest computer on the block for running and IDE, but it will get the job done. It will lag a bit behind if you hit it with a complex project in Visual Studio. A Visual Studio Code project like an ASP.Net Core site would function great on this system. It has plenty of power to handle that workload. Most other languages are also going to run just fine, PHP, Ruby, Javascript, all should have no issue with this system. I actually code on mine a lot. I really like the way that it feels to type on the keyboard and the multi-touch track pad works great also. After a few years, if this is an avenue that your child would still like to pursue you would probably want to look into an upgrade. Great system for a starter though, probably last about 2-3 years.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.It really depends on the software she will be using and the requirements of that software. We recommend you check with the software publisher web site she will be using, for their compatibility with Windows 10 Home 64-bit operating system and the minimum/recommended hardware requirements (Is a Graphics card required, the processor speed and the minimum required system RAM and the minimum available hard drive space) to run their program, then compare those requirements to this system's configuration.
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