Re:Ask HN: Why don't people program on their phone?
by beatgammit on Friday November 02, 2018 @08:19PM
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I do occasionally, but usually it's ViM over an SSH connection, and it's out of desperation.
As others have said, the keyboard, small screen, and other phone-specific issues prevent me from doing anything intense on my phone. I've tried several apps, and none have convinced me that programming on a phone isn't the worst idea ever.
However, I do quite a bit of development on my phone. For example:
- brain dump ideas
- resolve/update bugs in a bug tracker
- code reviews
- read documentation
- answer email
- IM
My phone is quite good at those things, it's just really bad at code. I'm still looking for a decent markdown editor for my blog, but other than that, I think I'm pretty happy where things are at in terms of mobile development. In fact, I've spent entire days working strictly from my phone.
As others have said, the keyboard, small screen, and other phone-specific issues prevent me from doing anything intense on my phone. I've tried several apps, and none have convinced me that programming on a phone isn't the worst idea ever.
However, I do quite a bit of development on my phone. For example:
- brain dump ideas - resolve/update bugs in a bug tracker - code reviews - read documentation - answer email - IM
My phone is quite good at those things, it's just really bad at code. I'm still looking for a decent markdown editor for my blog, but other than that, I think I'm pretty happy where things are at in terms of mobile development. In fact, I've spent entire days working strictly from my phone.