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For programming, you need as much RAM and as much processor as you can manage, and all other considerations are secondary. If you're intending to keep this machine for more than a year or two, that becomes even more important, because software always seems to expand to fill the space available—kind of like clutter. If you're buying a laptop, you're sacrificing upgrades in return for portability, so assume that you're going to have a hard time adding more RAM after you buy (the memory might even be soldered in place if it's a cheap thin-and-light machine). Framework is an exception to that.
I find the Ryzen processors offer better value for money than Intel, but the last time I checked they were more difficult to find in laptops. You shouldn't compromise on other things just to get the AMD chip.
2-in-1 with pen: likely not worth it unless you, y'know, want or need a tablet anyway.