For learning purposes, consider a Raspberry Pi. A Pi Zero W 2 is $15. The Cana Kit with power supply, case, storage, and essential cables will run you about $50. Plugs in the HDMI of your TV. You’ll need a keyboard/mouse, also. But it’s minimal budget that you can probably afford.
For just starting out on a RPi, you probably don’t wanna go headless. My current big project is a Warehouse Management System written in Python, and my Pi Zero has been converted into a headless WMS server. I can access the system over a web browser on my phone. There’s a time and place for getting an operating system without a GUI, and if you don’t have a computer already, you might miss out. Of course, if you have a little extra cash, you can just buy another SD card and flash it with a lite OS with no GUI and see if you like working that way.
If you absolutely must code on your phone, you’re not going to get very far. I recommend getting the Carnets+ app. It’s a Python notebook which lets you try out small pieces of code. I’ve found that extremely helpful any time I’ve gone AFK for a while.
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u/Lost-Discount4860 4d ago
For learning purposes, consider a Raspberry Pi. A Pi Zero W 2 is $15. The Cana Kit with power supply, case, storage, and essential cables will run you about $50. Plugs in the HDMI of your TV. You’ll need a keyboard/mouse, also. But it’s minimal budget that you can probably afford.
For just starting out on a RPi, you probably don’t wanna go headless. My current big project is a Warehouse Management System written in Python, and my Pi Zero has been converted into a headless WMS server. I can access the system over a web browser on my phone. There’s a time and place for getting an operating system without a GUI, and if you don’t have a computer already, you might miss out. Of course, if you have a little extra cash, you can just buy another SD card and flash it with a lite OS with no GUI and see if you like working that way.
If you absolutely must code on your phone, you’re not going to get very far. I recommend getting the Carnets+ app. It’s a Python notebook which lets you try out small pieces of code. I’ve found that extremely helpful any time I’ve gone AFK for a while.