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I started learning Python programing late last year when I bought a laptop then, so I learnt the basic to some extent. Not long after I bought the laptop, it began to various faults. I had to sell it at a ridiculous price and use the proceed from the sale for school stuff. I currently do not have a laptop, but still very much interested in learning programming. Is it possible and/or easy to learn programming with a smartphone?

For a start you can use a smartphone but majorly you need a computer or laptop.

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zealousayo:
I started learning Python programing late last year when I bought a laptop then, so I learnt the basic to some extent. Not long after I bought the laptop, it began to various faults. I had to sell it at a ridiculous price and use the proceed from the sale for school stuff. I currently do not have a laptop, but still very much interested in learning programming. Is it possible and/or easy to learn programming with a smartphone?

You can't write code with phone. You need a laptop not all these old generation laptop. A good laptop either tokunbo or new one at least 8GIG ram 256GIG SSD memory with Intel UHD 620 graphics card or Nvidia graphics card

Yes with termux. it's just like Linux you can install any compiler or interpreter to run your program. You can install vim to edit your code

Limitation -> No gui

Sheriman:
You can't write code with phone. You need a laptop not all these old generation laptop. A good laptop either tokunbo or new one at least 8GIG ram 256GIG SSD memory with Intel UHD 620 graphics card or Nvidia graphics card

Oh, thanks greatly sir.

Deicide:
Yes with termux. it's just like Linux you can install any compiler or interpreter to run your program. You can install vim to edit your code

Limitation -> No guy

Thank you for this sir.

Deicide:
Yes with termux. it's just like Linux you can install any compiler or interpreter to run your program. You can install vim to edit your code

Limitation -> No gui

The limitation is just so much head ache than no gui, one is gonna have a hard time typing things and the small screen size and bad keyboard for programming when using a phone is just too much of an headache to bear.

Sheriman:
You can't write code with phone. You need a laptop not all these old generation laptop. A good laptop either tokunbo or new one at least 8GIG ram 256GIG SSD memory with Intel UHD 620 graphics card or Nvidia graphics card

Don't discourage him.

OP, if you don't have a laptop, you can learn programming with a smartphone. I'd recomend SoloLearn app or W3Schools app. But I prefer SoloLearn app. You can download each programming language course on it and learn offline.

You'd need to download a text editor and the latest version of Google Chrome then create a folder on your smartphone to practice your coding after each learning. If you buy SoloLearn Pro app, you can practice on the app directly.

Soon enough, you'd need to get a very good laptop or desktop. Even a 4GB RAM laptop to begin with, then you upgrade with time.

The good thing about practicing on your phone is, even when on the go, you can still learn.

DissTroy:
Don't discourage him.

OP, if you don't have a laptop, you can learn programming with a smartphone. I'd recomend SoloLearn app or W3Schools app. But I prefer SoloLearn app. You can download each programming language course on it and learn offline.

You'd need to download a text editor and the latest version of Google Chrome then create a folder on your smartphone to practice your coding after each learning. If you buy SoloLearn Pro app, you can practice on the app directly.

Soon enough, you'd need to get a very good laptop or desktop. Even a 4GB RAM laptop to begin with, then you upgrade with time.


The good thing about practicing on your phone is, even when on the go, you can still learn.

Depends on the language he wants to learn cos you can't said that to a person who want to be an Android developer. A web developer can still manage but still it will be inconvenience for him at some later stage. So therefore, getting a good laptop will become priority. You need Android Studio or IntelliJ idea which mobile phone can't do.

Sheriman:
Depends on the language he wants to learn cos you can't said that to a person who want to be an Android developer. A web developer can still manage but still it will be inconvenience for him at some later stage. So therefore, getting a good laptop will become priority. You need Android Studio or IntelliJ idea which mobile phone can't do.

True. That's why in the initial post I made, I stated as he progresses, he'd have to move to a PC.

But he can learn programming basics with his smartphone. He can start with what he has. I know he'd learn HTML, CSS, and a little of JavaScript and PHP well on smartphone but to master or be effective at it, he needs a PC.