I have a pc that has 1ghz processor, 4gb ram 4cores, due to financial issues I can't get a pc with better processor
Does increasing the ram make the pc usable for programming ??

All is VANITY

MiGiA:
I have a pc that has 1ghz processor, 4gb ram 4cores, due to financial issues I can't get a pc with better processor
Does increasing the ram make the pc usable for programming ??

Start with that. Just don't try install Android Studio you might regret doing that. With other programming it's just fine.

MiGiA:
I have a pc that has 1ghz processor, 4gb ram 4cores, due to financial issues I can't get a pc with better processor
Does increasing the ram make the pc usable for programming ??

I have this rule of law anything less than 4gb move to Linux for performance. Windows uses a lot of memory to boot like 1.5gb or so, Linux takes far less. Also you would be a better developer with a unix background.

MiGiA:
I have a pc that has 1ghz processor, 4gb ram 4cores, due to financial issues I can't get a pc with better processor
Does increasing the ram make the pc usable for programming ??

Depends on what development you are doing but if it is mobile application development that will require you to install Android Studio or Visual Studi or Intellij Idea just don't try it on 4GIG RAM or else you will suffer.
To be on safer side for any development get at least Intel core i3 8GIG RAM 256SSD laptop

qtguru:


I have this rule of law anything less than 4gb move to Linux for performance. Windows uses a lot of memory to boot like 1.5gb or so, Linux takes far less. Also you would be a better developer with a unix background.

op should follow this advice if he can but as you know, users often love windows.

Using Linux for a while now has opened my eyes.

It's like killing multiple birds with one stone as it gets you closer to server tooling and using modern achetechtures without stress.

There are some tools that will get you frustrated or just doesn't work on windows and there it is available in Linux for free in multiples.
But the truth is , at times you just need windows for other things.

Sheriman:

Depends on what development you are doing but if it is mobile application development that will require you to install Android Studio or Visual Studi or Intellij Idea just don't try it on 4GIG RAM or else you will suffer.
To be on safer side for any development get at least Intel core i3 8GIG RAM 256SSD laptop

I use 16gb ram and Android Studio / Emulator still slows my systems this is i7 and a GPU of 8gb, today's tools are just too heavy not sure why

bedfordng:
op should follow this advice if he can but as you know, users often love windows.

Using Linux for a while now has opened my eyes.

It's like killing multiple birds with one stone as it gets you closer to server tooling and using modern achetechtures without stress.

There are some tools that will get you frustrated or just doesn't work on windows and there it is available in Linux for free in multiples.
But the truth is , at times you just need windows for other things.

Thanks for sharing man, what distro do you use?

Plans on switching to Linux.

qtguru:


I use 16gb ram and Android Studio / Emulator still slows my systems this is i7 and a GPU of 8gb, today's tools are just too heavy not sure why

Maybe it doesn't have a solid state drive memory.
Is your laptop HDD or SSD??

Sheriman:

Maybe it doesn't have a solid state drive memory.
Is your laptop HDD or SSD??

You're right it's not. I'll try and get one, but it's a desktop though

qtguru:


You're right it's not. I'll try and get one, but it's a desktop though

Nice..you could get your computer from a my store at cool prices.

qtguru:


You're right it's not. I'll try and get one, but it's a desktop though

I guess so. If your laptop is just ordinary 8GIG RAM with 256SSD it will run Android Studio or Visual Studio smoothly more than 16GIG with 500HDD.
Solid state drive help laptop to efficiently run software more than HDD.

Sheriman:

I guess so. If your laptop is just ordinary 8GIG RAM with 256SSD it will run Android Studio or Visual Studio smoothly more than 16GIG with 500HDD.
Solid state drive help laptop to efficiently run software more than HDD.

I only do mobile dev on the desktop, I doubt my laptop can handle it. even though it's also 16gb ram.

qtguru:


I only do mobile dev on the desktop, I doubt my laptop can handle it. even though it's also 16gb ram.

You write in what language ooo

Sheriman:

You write in what language ooo

Mobile ?

Personally Any type of JS and Java but if work, it's mostly what I am told to learn and write.

qtguru:


Mobile ?

Personally Any type of JS and Java but if work, it's mostly what I am told to learn and write.

OK.

there is no perfect system out there...just look for specs that is suitable for what u want to use it 4

qtguru:

.....

Sorry to bother you sir, how do you manage to learn and build same time, seems there's a super secret?

Maxxim:

Sorry to bother you sir, how do you manage to learn and build same time, seems there's a super secret?

nah at all, what works for me is this:

Read basics
Read the internal and architecture part of the language ( High level, just a summary of what's happening)
Read best practices

Once that is done, you can start coding

Then later

brush up on complex features of the language and look at source code ( Not compulsory, if you are writing business apps, but if you're like me where you have to create new components and widgets by extending XYZ framework or platform)

Join community for that language where the devs reside and learn from them.

Design Patterns ( very important, you can write codes that make sense to extend or spagethi codes)

I hope this helps.

qtguru:


nah at all, what works for me is this:

Read basics
Read the internal and architecture part of the language ( High level, just a summary of what's happening)
Read best practices

Once that is done, you can start coding

Then later

brush up on complex features of the language and look at source code ( Not compulsory, if you are writing business apps, but if you're like me where you have to create new components and widgets by extending XYZ framework or platform)

Join community for that language where the devs reside and learn from them.

Design Patterns ( very important, you can write codes that make sense to extend or spagethi codes)

I hope this helps.

It's indeed helpful, this is one of the best recipe I've ever seen for mastering programming languages and building stuffs.
I'll always keep it in mind
Thanks for sharing sir.

TheTraveler:

Thanks for sharing man, what distro do you use?

Plans on switching to Linux.

for now I use Ubuntu via virtualbox.

bedfordng:
for now I use Ubuntu via virtualbox.

Alright, can you recommend any walk-through on how to install? Thanks

TheTraveler:

Alright, can you recommend any walk-through on how to install? Thanks

I won't recommend you have 4gb

Windows eats 1.5 the Virtualbox itself will require another set of ram, it's better to either stick with Windows or move to Linux.

TheTraveler:

Alright, can you recommend any walk-through on how to install? Thanks

YouTube has lots of video on this. One of the video is what I used.

qtguru:


I won't recommend you have 4gb

Windows eats 1.5 the Virtualbox itself will require another set of ram, it's better to either stick with Windows or move to Linux.

Okay, thanks. I'll go with your second option, just that I don't know how to install a Linux. How do I go about it please?

TheTraveler:

Okay, thanks. I'll go with your second option, just that I don't know how to install a Linux. How do I go about it please?

I use LUbuntu because it is lite but XUbuntu
The easiest way is having a USB drive and create a LiveUSB, do you have access to internet ?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvsDHM68jM8

Here is a video on the features.





https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dm0FsNbQcx4

qtguru:

I use LUbuntu because it is lite but XUbuntu
The easiest way is having a USB drive and create a LiveUSB, do you have access to internet ?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvsDHM68jM8

Here is a video on the features.





https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dm0FsNbQcx4

Thanks, this is helpful. Yes I have internet.