Submitted 2 hours ago by TheViking@nord.pub to [deleted]
Coding is normally done on the desktop, as the keyboard provides special keys. The keyboard of android phones is usually limited in this respect.
Is coding possible smart phones at all ?
Sure it’s possible. It’s also possible to gut an acre of grassland with scissors. Both are terrible ideas.
possible to cut an acre of grassland with scissors.
Never heard that. What’s all this modern nonsense? Traditionally you have to use a nail clipper!
Coding on an old flip phone with a 10-key keyboard would be analogous to cutting the field with nail clippers.
This reminds me of a research project I did in university (studied ecology).
The goal was to find out how much food geese need during migration.
You can’t weigh them before and after they feed.
So we went to a meadow they always frequent on their migration path.
And then we used a ruler to measure the length of all the grass blades before and after they fed.
In addition, we collected what they left behind.
Like coding on a phone, it was foul shit.
It’s also possible to cut an acre of grassland with scissors.
Honestly, I’m not sure it is. The scissors might get dull and stop being able to cut before you finish. (Grasses often incorporate silica into their structure to grind down the teeth of animals that try to eat it and thus discourage them from eating too much.)
Is your lawnmower “laser-based” or something 🤔 ?
It’s like drawing with sticks and bat dung
On a Linux phone that’s fast enough, it’s a great experience. On any other sort of phone, not so much.
You do it on a smart phone ??
Most android keyboards have all the special keys you need, they’re just 2-3 clicks away instead of 1. Something like Unexpected Keyboard might be more convenient. But the small screen is a bigger problem than the keyboard. Of course it can be done, it’s just a miserable experience.
Brother, I used to write code on a TI-83+ calculator.
It can be done.
I’ve done it before. Would I do it again given other options? Probably not, but it is doable
Maybe with DroidVim for Android or with KDevelop on a Linux phone, yeah.
I’ve always wondered for compiled languages, but I’d imagine you’d need some sort of Linux compatibility.
It might be easier if you get more limited/creative, off the top of my head I suspect using something like TIC-80 might be viable. Doesn’t quite interest me and I don’t even have wired keyboard capability (not just keys, I don’t think I could do much of anything at any appreciable speed/reliability on a virtual keyboard).
Apps exist, often with keyboard augmentation, but I don’t see it being useful for much more than touchups.
d00ery@lemmy.world 20 minutes ago
There are keyboards which provide more keys and layouts which can help (but take up more screen space).
Hackers keyboard was great, the replacement appears to be unexpected keyboard.
f-droid.org/packages/juloo.keyboard2
Remember a keyboard can steal all your info like passwords and usernames - make sure you trust it!
Or a flip keyboard like this is cool too.
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