Anyone program on a netbook?

javasirc · 2009-04-27T12:52:46

Ive been thinking about buying a portable computer for going outside(since its warm out), laying on the couch, and stuff like that, while i program. All the netbook/laptop will be for is programming. And listening to music of course. I looked at a netbook at Staples and they seem a bit small for doing anything productive on. So i was wondering if anyone owns and programs, primarily, on a netbook. If so, is it tough to type or view the text editor (visual studios preferably)? Should i not bother with a netbook, and dump more money into an actual laptop? Note that it is only for programming (and of course running my 2D games).

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Started by javasirc April 23, 2009 12:19 AM

31 comments, last by capn_midnight 14 years, 11 months ago

nordwindranger

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April 27, 2009 10:12 AM

I have a Asus 1000 HA (10in. screen). I've written some small programs with visual studio 2008 express, and have done some XNA 2d game development as well. The netbook doesn't have any problem running the 2d graphics, and I haven't had to much of a problem with the keyboard. It does take a little getting used to a 1024*600 resolution though

speciesUnknown

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April 27, 2009 11:47 AM

I know somebody who did all his assignment using his 9" EEE. (I'm not sure which model) but, most of his coding is done in nano. I think most programmers here are used to IDE's such as VS which are designed for large screens, and netbooks are a relatively new phenomenom.

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capn_midnight

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April 27, 2009 12:52 PM

Quote:Original post by nordwindranger
I have a Asus 1000 HA (10in. screen). I've written some small programs with visual studio 2008 express, and have done some XNA 2d game development as well. The netbook doesn't have any problem running the 2d graphics, and I haven't had to much of a problem with the keyboard. It does take a little getting used to a 1024*600 resolution though

what's funny though is that I got started programming on a machine only capable of 800x600 max, which we usually set to 640x480 because of a specific game my parents used to play.

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