Kids coding - Python and Chromebooks?

Rexxar

Rexxar

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I'm looking to get my kids into coding and python seems to be the recommended entry language. They have Chromebooks at the moment and so would need to use something like Google Colab or Replit to practice.

That in mind, would I be better ditching the chromebooks now and moving them to Windows Laptops?

Wondering if anyone else has taught their kids to code using chromebooks, have only stuck with them because the school use them...
 
Cromulent said:
Linux would be the best option but Windows would be fine too.
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Chromebooks have a "dev" mode thing where you can run linux. Much like Windows subsystem for linux. I have a chromebook for testing at work at the moment and run distrobox/podman and all sorts under that, how ever for kids I would say likely too many hurdles to jump through. But Im sure you could just setup visual studio code for them to easily launch and then the OS doesnt really matter.

I bought my (8 year old) daughter a laptop for us to mess about with on ebay for £100~ has some i5 from 5-7 years ago in it ssd and threw bazzite on it and she has no issues using it.

Edit : Link to linux on chromebook https://support.google.com/chromebook/answer/9145439?hl=en
 
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Thanks , Will have a look at that enabling it on the Chromebooks. Nothing wrong with them so ideally don't want to buy more hardware if we don't need it just yet. Thanks all.
 
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