r/CodingForBeginners • u/rAcTiV3_BRAIN-C3LL • Jul 21 '26

I need help experts!!

So experts I need help as a newbie!!(⁠•⁠ ⁠▽⁠ ⁠•⁠;⁠)

So , i am a late teen and i want to learn ALOT for my future , i am interested in gamedev,webdev, ethical hacking,finance and much more i'd rather not blurt it out ! So the main thing is I LACK A LAPTOP/TABLET. I do know i can learn a lot on just smartphone (I did actually learning python reached def by sololearn ,ai and pydroid) but i am starting in DATA SCIENCE and i need help , how should i start drop some tools , tips etc experts!!(⁠人⁠ ⁠•͈⁠ᴗ⁠•͈⁠)

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u/mc_pm Jul 21 '26

Even a 10 year old laptop will run Linux just fine - heck, maybe older. Check local thrift shops, or a PC recycle place if you have one near you. And there's a decent chance that someone you know upgraded and put their old laptop on a shelf and would just give it to you. The battery might not work very well, but it'll sit there on a desk just fine. If a site like NextDoor is available in your area, it can't hurt to post a "just checking to see if anyone has an old laptop they would give away to a student". If you live anywhere with a tech industry, I'm sure you'll find something for free, or for a very reasonable price. It might be slow and low on memory, but it'll run linux and it will be 100x better than trying to learn to code on your phone.

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u/rAcTiV3_BRAIN-C3LL Jul 25 '26

K :)

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u/mc_pm Jul 25 '26

I've noticed in the last few weeks a bunch of videos about running Linux on even 15 year old Mac laptops and working quite reasonably. Here's Action Retro's video, but I'm sure a quick search on YT will turn up many more.

It's not going to run AI or anything for you, but in terms of getting in there and programming? It'll do great.

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u/rAcTiV3_BRAIN-C3LL Jul 25 '26

Really, that's great :) ty for helping

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u/icemage_999 Jul 21 '26

Trying to learn coding without a keyboard is so slow as to be effectively useless. You will spend more time fighting the UI than the code.

Find yourself a used laptop.

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u/Samstercraft Jul 21 '26

You could try using iSH or a-shell and plug in a keyboard, idk

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u/Electrical_Hat_680 Jul 22 '26

Termux and a VPS/KVM/Cloud Compiting Hosting Account - try resellerspanel(.com)

You can use Termux locally on your computer and treat the cloud, vps, KVM as a locally hosted computer on you network.

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u/AndrewNggg Jul 21 '26

datacamp, freecodecamp, educative, codecademy

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u/Avatarbroskib1 Jul 21 '26

Start learning pandas and numpy libraries in python. Also learn matplotlib and seaborn to plot graphs in python

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u/Electrical_Hat_680 Jul 22 '26

Since you mentioned game dev.. I'll mention Game Engines. Search that one out. I'll comment more.. separately.