I actually learned web development on a Chromebook running Linux, originally with Chrouton, later with GalliumOS. The Chromebook is around 7 years old and still

I actually learned web development on a Chromebook running Linux, originally with Chrouton, later with GalliumOS. The Chromebook is around 7 years old and still runs pretty well. There's a lot you can't do, but it has no problem spinning up a Rails or Node server. Now I mainly use it for GCompris for my kids.