Re:Ask HN: Can you code on a Chromebook?
by sjs382 on Wednesday April 29, 2015 @11:15AM
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I used one for a few weeks when I got a free Cr-48 during the trial program. It was never my only device, though my main machine at the time was a netbook. :)
It's possible, depending what you're building. Be prepared to make a lot of adjustments to the way you work, though. Spend a few weeks to a month using ONLY Chrome on your Macbook, then if you don't run into any hiccups, and the Pixel still seems attractive to you, make the plunge!
I didn't use any WebIDE or anything like that, because I don't think there were any available at the time. Rather, I used SSH and did all my work on a remote machine.
It's possible, depending what you're building. Be prepared to make a lot of adjustments to the way you work, though. Spend a few weeks to a month using ONLY Chrome on your Macbook, then if you don't run into any hiccups, and the Pixel still seems attractive to you, make the plunge!
I didn't use any WebIDE or anything like that, because I don't think there were any available at the time. Rather, I used SSH and did all my work on a remote machine.