What if the only thing you have access to is a browser, but you'd like to explore Clang, networking, etc?
This turns a lock-down old Chromebook into a box you can learn to develop on.
This turns a lock-down old Chromebook into a box you can learn to develop on.
Even chromebooks have real linux underneath, the scenario you're describing is so niche it's hard to imagine. IMO it makes much more sense to use free tier on a cloud provider
Think about education Chromebooks that get locked down, too.