Can I learn & practice HANA on my home laptop with the server-only version of HANA Express?

[Former Member]

Can I learn & practice HANA on my home laptop with the server-only version of HANA Express

Or do I need the "Server + Applications" version of HANA Express to fully learn HANA Development?

p.s. As I don't have the requisite 16 GB RAM, so I can't install the "Server + Applications" version of HANA Express.

[Former Member]

Hi

I know that I'm handicapped using only the "Server only" version of HANA Express , so I'll be grateful if someone can point me a easy way out to practice full HANA course using home laptop.

[thomas_jung]

With Server only you are missing XSA, HDI and the SAP Web IDE for SAP HANA. So while you can use some older techniques using the HANA Studio in Server only, you are certainly missing out on the modern tools/techniques.

[Former Member]

Thank you Sir for the answer.

Can you please elaborate what you meant by "older techniques using the HANA Studio in Server only" ?

I'm totally new to HANA technology/ installation .

Thanks & Regards,

Rajat

[thomas_jung]

We had old programming models and tools based upon HANA Studio, XS Classic and the HANA Repository. They have been replaced for a few years now by SAP Web IDE for SAP HANA, HDI, and XS Advanced.