Comment by Aeolun
7 years ago
Honestly, I cannot imagine how you get anything done. I’ve tried doing programming on my phone, but the time from my head to being able to execute my changes is just too long.
I need a real screen, with a real keyboard to be any kind of efficient.
I can't speak for you, but for me the limiting factor for programming has never been how fast I can type, but how dumb my brain is.
That said, I actually think that Vim translates surprisingly well to a mobile setting. You don't have to do any awkward hand motions for doing elaborate keyboard chording (except for capitalization). The screen is small, but high enough resolution (720p I think?) to where I can make most stuff out, especially if I make the font big enough.
It's definitely not my preferred hacking environment, but I find it more fun to do that on the train than people watching. Well, most of the time at least.
> for me the limiting factor for programming has never been how fast I can type, but how dumb my brain is.
Not the OP, but isn’t that one of the things that a fast input->result cycle helps with? Thoughts come and thoughts go, and if I don’t get it on the page before it goes, it better be simple enough to think of again immediately. With any complex idea, the struggle to not lose it before getting it written down is real.