Stack: Older developers and engineers might remember the LAMP stack💡  and although it’s reengineered, if we strip down everything to the basics what we find and need is: an operating system


a web server


a database


a programming language What I’m going to talk to you today is how I reimagined the LAMP stack in an alternative format: Linux
Apache
MySql
Php
to:
Ubuntu
Apache
Sqlite3
Python What Does It Take? Nowadays, all that I hear all too often is: “I want to become a developer how do I get started?”, “I want to become a developer what laptop do I need?” or “Do I need to buy the latest MacBook to become a developer?” and to be honest, it’s starting to get to me. No kids, you don’t need the latest fancy tech or a rocket🚀 to become a developer, what you need is an operating system that is capable of installing programming packages and can compile them; you can even use your grandma’s old laptop. And now you ask: “How can this be?!” Let’s take a short trip down memory lane; almost 3 and a half years ago, I started tinkering with an SBC - single board computer that starts at under 50E to buy, and on it right now, I have a web server, a database, am performing hundreds of web-scrapes per hour, and on top of it, I’m working on developing an API endpoint. This SBC is not even the latest in its range and has: 8GB of LPDDR4  internal memory


1.5GHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A72 CPU (launched in 2015) - that you can easily and safely overclock at 2GHz (+fan extension & heatsink) Here’s what GPT has to say about these specs:
The specifications you provided are decent for certain types of computing tasks, but they may not be sufficient for others. Here's an evaluation: 8GB LPDDR4 internal memory:
LPDDR4 is a relatively fast and power-efficient type of RAM commonly used in mobile devices and some laptops.
8GB is a moderate amount of memory that should be sufficient for everyday tasks like web browsing, office work, and light multitasking. It can also handle moderate gaming and content creation applications.
However, for more demanding tasks like video editing, graphic design, or running virtual machines, 8GB may be limiting, and you might experience performance bottlenecks.
1.5GHz Quad-Core ARM Cortex-A72 CPU:


The ARM Cortex-A72 is a capable processor design commonly found in smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices.


A quad-core configuration means it has four cores, allowing it to handle multiple tasks simultaneously more efficiently.


The 1.5GHz clock speed is decent for general-purpose computing tasks, including web browsing, media consumption, and productivity applications.


However, for more demanding tasks such as gaming, video editing, or running complex software, a higher clock speed and possibly more cores would provide better performance.
In summary, these specifications are suitable for light to moderate computing tasks, such as everyday productivity, web browsing, and multimedia consumption. However, for more demanding tasks or future-proofing, you may want to consider upgrading to a system with more RAM and a faster CPU. Trust me, in the beginning, light to moderate is more than sufficient, so with a Pi board, you can easily have a working desktop environment in which you can learn how to code, and not only frontend but even backend programming languages such as Python, c++ (which is even more energy efficient), or javascript. What do I use? On my Raspberry Pi, I am developing code with: Ubuntu Desktop - courtesy of desktopify:

Which I had to secure and in doing so I learned about:


web server vulnerabilities


firewalls


antivirus


intrusion prevention software IPS


networking


DNS


strong password management


ssh keys


SSL certificates






VSCode remotely connecting to the server


Python3 scripts which scrape the web and build HTML webpages embodied by CSS


requests


selenium


pandas


parallel processing - concurrent.futures




Javascript coupled with PHP here and there.


Python3 scripts that automatically write in my Sqlite3 database in JSON format.


Flask app, a small and lightweight Python web framework that provides useful tools and features that make creating web applications in Python.


And lastly, a Javascript piece of code that calls the Flask endpoint - a RESTful API endpoint
For close to 4 years at a definitely amortized cost of 120E and < 4E per month in electricity🔌. To summarize everything, here’s the BerryNews system architecture: The key factors here are Efficient Resource Utilization + Resource Utilization Constraints. Why splurge when you can write efficient code? Conclusion: If we were to sum up everything, we’d end up with a table such as this on a 100-dollar computer: Category

Keywords



Programming languages

Python3, Javascript, PHP, CSS, HTML, SQL



Data formats

JSON



Frameworks

flask, selenium, concurrent.futures



Databases

sqlite3



Networking

router config, DNS



Cybersecurity

UFW (firewall), ClamAV (antivirus), Fail2ban (IPS), password management, SSH Keys, Let’s Encrypt (SSL certificate)



Linux

Raspberry Pi, Ubuntu Desktop, VSCode So, tell me, do you still think you need the latest laptop specs to become a developer? Stack: Stack: Older developers and engineers might remember the LAMP stack💡  and although it’s reengineered, if we strip down everything to the basics what we find and need is: strip down everything to basics an operating system a web server a database a programming language an operating system an operating system a web server a web server a database a database a programming language a programming language What I’m going to talk to you today is how I reimagined the LAMP stack in an alternative format : the LAMP stack in an alternative format Linux Apache MySql Php
to: Ubuntu Apache Sqlite3 Python Linux Apache MySql Php to: to: Ubuntu Apache Sqlite3 Python What Does It Take? What Does It Take? Nowadays, all that I hear all too often is: “I want to become a developer how do I get started?”, “I want to become a developer what laptop do I need?” or “Do I need to buy the latest MacBook to become a developer?” and to be honest, it’s starting to get to me. No kids , you don’t need the latest fancy tech or a rocket🚀 to become a developer, what you need is an operating system that is capable of installing programming packages and can compile them; you can even use your grandma’s old laptop. And now you ask: “How can this be?!” No kids Let’s take a short trip down memory lane; almost 3 and a half years ago, I started tinkering with an SBC - single board compute r that starts at under 50E to buy, and on it right now, I have a web server, a database, am performing hundreds of web-scrapes per hour, and on top of it, I’m working on developing an API endpoint. SBC single board compute This SBC is not even the latest in its range and has: SBC 8GB of LPDDR4  internal memory 1.5GHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A72 CPU (launched in 2015) - that you can easily and safely overclock at 2GHz (+fan extension & heatsink) 8GB of LPDDR4  internal memory 8GB of LPDDR4  internal memory 1.5GHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A72 CPU (launched in 2015) - that you can easily and safely overclock at 2GHz (+fan extension & heatsink) 1.5GHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A72 CPU (launched in 2015) - that you can easily and safely overclock at 2GHz (+fan extension & heatsink) Here’s what GPT has to say about these specs:
The specifications you provided are decent for certain types of computing tasks, but they may not be sufficient for others. Here's an evaluation: 8GB LPDDR4 internal memory: LPDDR4 is a relatively fast and power-efficient type of RAM commonly used in mobile devices and some laptops. 8GB is a moderate amount of memory that should be sufficient for everyday tasks like web browsing, office work, and light multitasking. It can also handle moderate gaming and content creation applications. However, for more demanding tasks like video editing, graphic design, or running virtual machines, 8GB may be limiting, and you might experience performance bottlenecks. 1.5GHz Quad-Core ARM Cortex-A72 CPU:


The ARM Cortex-A72 is a capable processor design commonly found in smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices.


A quad-core configuration means it has four cores, allowing it to handle multiple tasks simultaneously more efficiently.


The 1.5GHz clock speed is decent for general-purpose computing tasks, including web browsing, media consumption, and productivity applications.


However, for more demanding tasks such as gaming, video editing, or running complex software, a higher clock speed and possibly more cores would provide better performance.
In summary, these specifications are suitable for light to moderate computing tasks, such as everyday productivity, web browsing, and multimedia consumption. However, for more demanding tasks or future-proofing, you may want to consider upgrading to a system with more RAM and a faster CPU. 8GB LPDDR4 internal memory: LPDDR4 is a relatively fast and power-efficient type of RAM commonly used in mobile devices and some laptops. 8GB is a moderate amount of memory that should be sufficient for everyday tasks like web browsing, office work, and light multitasking. It can also handle moderate gaming and content creation applications. However, for more demanding tasks like video editing, graphic design, or running virtual machines, 8GB may be limiting, and you might experience performance bottlenecks. 1.5GHz Quad-Core ARM Cortex-A72 CPU: The ARM Cortex-A72 is a capable processor design commonly found in smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices.


A quad-core configuration means it has four cores, allowing it to handle multiple tasks simultaneously more efficiently.


The 1.5GHz clock speed is decent for general-purpose computing tasks, including web browsing, media consumption, and productivity applications.


However, for more demanding tasks such as gaming, video editing, or running complex software, a higher clock speed and possibly more cores would provide better performance.
In summary, these specifications are suitable for light to moderate computing tasks, such as everyday productivity, web browsing, and multimedia consumption. However, for more demanding tasks or future-proofing, you may want to consider upgrading to a system with more RAM and a faster CPU. The ARM Cortex-A72 is a capable processor design commonly found in smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices. A quad-core configuration means it has four cores, allowing it to handle multiple tasks simultaneously more efficiently. The 1.5GHz clock speed is decent for general-purpose computing tasks, including web browsing, media consumption, and productivity applications. However, for more demanding tasks such as gaming, video editing, or running complex software, a higher clock speed and possibly more cores would provide better performance.
In summary, these specifications are suitable for light to moderate computing tasks, such as everyday productivity, web browsing, and multimedia consumption. However, for more demanding tasks or future-proofing, you may want to consider upgrading to a system with more RAM and a faster CPU. The ARM Cortex-A72 is a capable processor design commonly found in smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices. The ARM Cortex-A72 is a capable processor design commonly found in smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices. A quad-core configuration means it has four cores, allowing it to handle multiple tasks simultaneously more efficiently. A quad-core configuration means it has four cores, allowing it to handle multiple tasks simultaneously more efficiently. The 1.5GHz clock speed is decent for general-purpose computing tasks, including web browsing, media consumption, and productivity applications. The 1.5GHz clock speed is decent for general-purpose computing tasks, including web browsing, media consumption, and productivity applications. However, for more demanding tasks such as gaming, video editing, or running complex software, a higher clock speed and possibly more cores would provide better performance.
In summary, these specifications are suitable for light to moderate computing tasks, such as everyday productivity, web browsing, and multimedia consumption. However, for more demanding tasks or future-proofing, you may want to consider upgrading to a system with more RAM and a faster CPU. However, for more demanding tasks such as gaming, video editing, or running complex software, a higher clock speed and possibly more cores would provide better performance.
In summary, these specifications are suitable for light to moderate computing tasks, such as everyday productivity, web browsing, and multimedia consumption. However, for more demanding tasks or future-proofing, you may want to consider upgrading to a system with more RAM and a faster CPU. Trust me, in the beginning, light to moderate is more than sufficient, so with a Pi board, you can easily have a working desktop environment in which you can learn how to code, and not only frontend but even backend programming languages such as Python, c++ (which is even more energy efficient), or javascript. desktop What do I use? What do I use? On my Raspberry Pi, I am developing code with: Ubuntu Desktop - courtesy of desktopify:

Which I had to secure and in doing so I learned about:


web server vulnerabilities


firewalls


antivirus


intrusion prevention software IPS


networking


DNS


strong password management


ssh keys


SSL certificates VSCode remotely connecting to the server Python3 scripts which scrape the web and build HTML webpages embodied by CSS


requests


selenium


pandas


parallel processing - concurrent.futures Javascript coupled with PHP here and there. Python3 scripts that automatically write in my Sqlite3 database in JSON format. Flask app, a small and lightweight Python web framework that provides useful tools and features that make creating web applications in Python. And lastly, a Javascript piece of code that calls the Flask endpoint - a RESTful API endpoint
For close to 4 years at a definitely amortized cost of 120E and < 4E per month in electricity🔌. Ubuntu Desktop - courtesy of desktopify: Which I had to secure and in doing so I learned about:


web server vulnerabilities


firewalls


antivirus


intrusion prevention software IPS


networking


DNS


strong password management


ssh keys


SSL certificates Ubuntu Desktop - courtesy of desktopify : Ubuntu desktopify Which I had to secure and in doing so I learned about:


web server vulnerabilities


firewalls


antivirus


intrusion prevention software IPS


networking


DNS


strong password management


ssh keys


SSL certificates Which I had to secure and in doing so I learned about: web server vulnerabilities


firewalls


antivirus


intrusion prevention software IPS


networking


DNS


strong password management


ssh keys


SSL certificates secure web server vulnerabilities firewalls antivirus intrusion prevention software IPS networking DNS strong password management ssh keys SSL certificates web server vulnerabilities web server vulnerabilities web server vulnerabilities firewalls firewalls antivirus antivirus intrusion prevention software IPS intrusion prevention software IPS networking networking DNS DNS DNS strong password management strong password management ssh keys ssh keys ssh keys SSL certificates SSL certificates SSL certificates VSCode remotely connecting to the server VSCode remotely connecting to the server Python3 scripts which scrape the web and build HTML webpages embodied by CSS requests


selenium


pandas


parallel processing - concurrent.futures Python3 scripts which scrape the web and build HTML webpages embodied by CSS Python3 HTML CSS requests selenium pandas parallel processing - concurrent.futures requests requests selenium selenium pandas pandas parallel processing - concurrent.futures parallel processing - concurrent.futures Javascript coupled with PHP here and there. Javascript coupled with PHP here and there. Javascript PHP Python3 scripts that automatically write in my Sqlite3 database in JSON format. Python3 scripts that automatically write in my Sqlite3 database in JSON format. Sqlite3 JSON Flask app, a small and lightweight Python web framework that provides useful tools and features that make creating web applications in Python. Flask app, a small and lightweight Python web framework that provides useful tools and features that make creating web applications in Python. Flask web framework And lastly, a Javascript piece of code that calls the Flask endpoint - a RESTful API endpoint For close to 4 years at a definitely amortized cost of 120E and < 4E per month in electricity🔌. And lastly, a Javascript piece of code that calls the Flask endpoint - a RESTful API endpoint endpoint RESTful For close to 4 years at a definitely amortized cost of 120E and < 4E per month in electricity🔌. To summarize everything, here’s the BerryNews system architecture: The key factors here are Efficient Resource Utilization + Resource Utilization Constraints . Efficient Resource Utilization Resource Utilization Constraints Why splurge when you can write efficient code? Conclusion: If we were to sum up everything, we’d end up with a table such as this on a 100-dollar computer: Category

Keywords



Programming languages

Python3, Javascript, PHP, CSS, HTML, SQL



Data formats

JSON



Frameworks

flask, selenium, concurrent.futures



Databases

sqlite3



Networking

router config, DNS



Cybersecurity

UFW (firewall), ClamAV (antivirus), Fail2ban (IPS), password management, SSH Keys, Let’s Encrypt (SSL certificate)



Linux

Raspberry Pi, Ubuntu Desktop, VSCode Category

Keywords Programming languages

Python3, Javascript, PHP, CSS, HTML, SQL Data formats

JSON Frameworks

flask, selenium, concurrent.futures Databases

sqlite3 Networking

router config, DNS Cybersecurity

UFW (firewall), ClamAV (antivirus), Fail2ban (IPS), password management, SSH Keys, Let’s Encrypt (SSL certificate) Linux

Raspberry Pi, Ubuntu Desktop, VSCode Category Keywords Category Category Category Keywords Keywords Keywords Programming languages Python3, Javascript, PHP, CSS, HTML, SQL Programming languages Programming languages Python3, Javascript, PHP, CSS, HTML, SQL Python3, Javascript, PHP, CSS, HTML, SQL Data formats JSON Data formats Data formats JSON JSON Frameworks flask, selenium, concurrent.futures Frameworks Frameworks flask, selenium, concurrent.futures flask, selenium, concurrent.futures Databases sqlite3 Databases Databases sqlite3 sqlite3 Networking router config, DNS Networking Networking router config, DNS router config, DNS Cybersecurity UFW (firewall), ClamAV (antivirus), Fail2ban (IPS), password management, SSH Keys, Let’s Encrypt (SSL certificate) Cybersecurity Cybersecurity UFW (firewall), ClamAV (antivirus), Fail2ban (IPS), password management, SSH Keys, Let’s Encrypt (SSL certificate) UFW ( firewall ), ClamAV ( antivirus ), Fail2ban ( IPS ), password management, SSH Keys, Let’s Encrypt ( SSL certificate ) firewall antivirus IPS SSL certificate Linux Raspberry Pi, Ubuntu Desktop, VSCode Linux Linux Raspberry Pi, Ubuntu Desktop, VSCode Raspberry Pi, Ubuntu Desktop, VSCode So, tell me, do you still think you need the latest laptop specs to become a developer? So, tell me, do you still think you need the latest laptop specs to become a developer?

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