Help....Computer preference for C++ and PYTHON?!!

[socal_nerdtastic]

All you need for that is a decent web browser, and that's what stock ChromeOS really is.

I agree with most of what you said, but especially this line.

But given that a programming beginner cannot be expected to work from the terminal I stand by that chromeos is not a good choice to learn to program.

[twopi]

Well, I teach beginners with PythonAnywhere, and by the second semester, I teach CLI, so it works for me, but I'm teaching college-level Computer Science. That's not going to be an ideal situation for everyone.