Upgrading to 16gb RAM should be your first order here, if you buy this. Either that or buy a laptop already equipped with 16gb RAM or better.
I can’t speak for that programming aspect, as I don’t do programming these days. Ain’t done that in forever, TBH.
Keep in mind, you posted a “gaming” laptop here - and I use that term “gaming” loosely, as its specs for such a task is budget and low for modern stuff - so I replied about gaming usage b/c it’s branded as such.
It certainly would be fine for older X1 and PS4 era of PC games, if you go down the gaming rabbit hole here.
Upgrading to 16gb RAM should be your first order here, if you buy this. Either that or buy a laptop already equipped with 16gb RAM or better.
I can’t speak for that programming aspect, as I don’t do programming these days. Ain’t done that in forever, TBH.
Keep in mind, you posted a “gaming” laptop here - and I use that term “gaming” loosely, as its specs for such a task is budget and low for modern stuff - so I replied about gaming usage b/c it’s branded as such.
It certainly would be fine for older X1 and PS4 era of PC games, if you go down the gaming rabbit hole here.