The advantages of programming on a small netbook
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The advantages of programming on a small netbook
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#2I agree with the premise, but article doesn't at all seem to substantiate it.
coding on a train? coding in your head while shopping for groceries? how is that related to notebook at all? same can be done with any laptop. no?
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#3I couldn't agree more with this article- I've found myself doing the same with an even older Eeepc 701. It's far less distracting to work on a netbook. You simply don't have the horsepower or screen real estate to waste on non-essentials, and the tiny keyboard makes you think before you type.
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#4End of the world is nigh -- Netbeans is being referred to as 'lightweight IDE.'
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#5I wonder if this is another indication that some of the old practices from "back in the day" will come back, in some unexpected form.
For example: I remember, back in the day, that in order to compile, I had to submit the compilation job to a batch queue running on a separate server. Usually, you got your "success" or "failure" message back within a half-hour.
(Similarly, print jobs printed to a device in a locked room, and an "operator" (remember those?) would deliver the printout to your desk, usually within a half-hour.)
Needless to say, one tended to be pretty damn certain that the code was clean and correct before attempting to compile.
As Samuel Johnson said, "Depend upon it, sir, when a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully."
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#6I too am using a netbook as my primary machine. Even though I do all the stuff I need to without much trouble, I have this feeling that I'm having a low end machine and this very feeling makes me write better code, use lightweight programs etc.
somewhat off topic but I feel like saying this story too. When the game hitman 2 was out I had a machine with only the minimum requirements. So I always had very high stealth points because I never went out in bang bang shoot outs because the machine got stuck when I alarm so many enemies.
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#7Nice Article. Just wanted to add as I have seen some people here and their saying that programming in a netbook is a joke. Yes, I agree that netbooks are slow and have a small screen, but they were good for me for JavaScript and HTML programming.
Since I bought my netbook (3 months ago, LG x130), I have been using it heavily to browse the web, open and edit office documents, play games (and it runs well Age Of Methology), watch videos and chat with friends (it has a cam). The netbook has served me well, it’s fast and the battery life is fine (4 hours).
Later, I have decided to learn some jQuery and JavaScript in my spare time (so in my netbook). I installed Expression Studio (Web 3.0), Stylizer, FireFox, FireBug and Google Chrome. When working (debugging JavaScript or editing HTML) I always keep all of the windows open (Web 3, Firefox, Chrome, Stylizer and sometimes IE8 for testing); the speed is amazing, it never slowed me down. I also run Skype and Gtalk.
The only issue I have been facing is Flash and mainly with FaceBook videos which completely slow down, kill and then crash Google Chrome or any other browser which was positive since it increased my productivity. Another issue was with Adobe Reader, very slow at loading, opening and browsing PDF books or files.
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#8I agree with the premise, but article doesn't at all seem to substantiate it. coding on a train? coding in your head while shopping for groceries? how is that related to notebook at all? same can be done with any laptop. no?
True, but the constraints of a netbook actually serve as an incentive to think things through rather than start right away with exploratory code.
I recently coded a personal site (around 5,000 lines) almost entirely on an Acer Aspire One with a small display and a cramped keyboard, and I made sure I knew exactly what I wanted to write before sitting down (usually during lunchtime).
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#9End of the world is nigh -- Netbeans is being referred to as 'lightweight IDE.'
Indeed, if Netbeans is 'lightweight' then E texteditor or notepad++ must be hardware accelerated by a dedicated chip :D. Netbeans has to be one of the slowest and most resource consuming IDE's I ever used.
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#10Nice Article. Just wanted to add as I have seen some people here and their saying that programming in a netbook is a joke. Yes, I agree that netbooks are slow and have a small screen, but they were good for me for JavaScript and HTML programming. Since I bought my netbook (3 months ago, LG x130), I have been using it heavily to browse the web, open and edit office documents, play games (and it runs well Age Of Methol…
I never imagined Age of Mythology as a game with such a long lifespan. I remember playing it about 6 years ago.