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I already do everything except for programming on an iPad and iPhone. I can program on the iPad (by sshing into a digital ocean droplet) but it's not quite good

I already do everything except for programming on an iPad and iPhone. I can program on the iPad (by sshing into a digital ocean droplet) but it's not quite good enough for me to use exclusively. I'd happily give up using a laptop if I could make programming work comfortably for me. If you don't need specialised tools, I personally think a tablet is much nicer than a laptop. A phone is basically just a smaller tablet.

khedoros1 10y ago
> If you don't need specialised tools, I personally think a tablet is much nicer than a laptop. That's an interesting perspective. I've always thought of phones and tablets as being mostly collections of tools that are either specialized or focused on remote access. Almost everything that I do on my touchscreen devices relies on network access, to some degree or another.
z1mm32m4n 10y ago
Until I can install arbitrary software on my phone myself from source, I will still have use for a laptop. What I wish I could have is a phone that I can copy an arbitrary python script to, then execute it. No "Android Studio" or "Xcode" monstrosity to create and load software. Just my text editor and a shell.
- aianus 10y ago
  > What I wish I could have is a phone that I can copy an arbitrary python script to, then execute it. No "Android Studio" or "Xcode" monstrosity to create and load software. Just my text editor and a shell. You can already do this on Android no problem: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/31564123/run-python-in-android-terminal https://stackoverflow.com/questions/31564123/run-python-in-a...
- yjftsjthsd-h 10y ago
  If you're on Android, install Termux, then apt install python and an editor and you're done. The future is now :)
  - shubb 10y ago
    That's pretty much a Linux installation pretending to be an app. I'd see it as a workaround not a solution. The underlying problem with android, as touched on in the article, is that your hardware vendor is the administrator of your phone. Security on Android relies in the idea that who ever built the OS signs it, and any changes to system libraries, with a secret key. That's a lot of control. Couple that with lack of root and its not your phone. Termux is like saying... 'I wish I owned my flat so I could remodell it how I want " "it is possible to redecorated your rented flat if you only put plasterboard over the walls" Will solve thier problem, doesn't fix the insidious loss of power over our computerised lives these platforms (Android, Web applications) lead to.

khedoros1 10y ago

> If you don't need specialised tools, I personally think a tablet is much nicer than a laptop. That's an interesting perspective. I've always thought of phones and tablets as being mostly collections of tools that are either specialized or focused on remote access. Almost everything that I do on my touchscreen devices relies on network access, to some degree or another.

z1mm32m4n 10y ago

Until I can install arbitrary software on my phone myself from source, I will still have use for a laptop. What I wish I could have is a phone that I can copy an arbitrary python script to, then execute it. No "Android Studio" or "Xcode" monstrosity to create and load software. Just my text editor and a shell.

aianus 10y ago
> What I wish I could have is a phone that I can copy an arbitrary python script to, then execute it. No "Android Studio" or "Xcode" monstrosity to create and load software. Just my text editor and a shell. You can already do this on Android no problem: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/31564123/run-python-in-android-terminal https://stackoverflow.com/questions/31564123/run-python-in-a...
yjftsjthsd-h 10y ago
If you're on Android, install Termux, then apt install python and an editor and you're done. The future is now :)
- shubb 10y ago
  That's pretty much a Linux installation pretending to be an app. I'd see it as a workaround not a solution. The underlying problem with android, as touched on in the article, is that your hardware vendor is the administrator of your phone. Security on Android relies in the idea that who ever built the OS signs it, and any changes to system libraries, with a secret key. That's a lot of control. Couple that with lack of root and its not your phone. Termux is like saying... 'I wish I owned my flat so I could remodell it how I want " "it is possible to redecorated your rented flat if you only put plasterboard over the walls" Will solve thier problem, doesn't fix the insidious loss of power over our computerised lives these platforms (Android, Web applications) lead to.