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I was coding a lot basically everywhere around 2008-2010 on my Neo Freerunner. In a tram, on a school break or boring lesson, in a shopping mall, on a beach, in
by seba_dos1 9y ago
I was coding a lot basically everywhere around 2008-2010 on my Neo Freerunner. In a tram, on a school break or boring lesson, in a shopping mall, on a beach, in a forest, in a hospital, near the church; basically anywhere I had some idle time (mostly waiting for someone else or commuting) and the battery wasn't flat.
The on-screen keyboard took some time to get used to, but having a complete GNU/Linux system with full development environment all the time near you was awesome. I've coded mostly in Python there, but not only. Ocasionally used SSH and VNC, but most of it was local - internet access wasn't as common and cheap back then as it is now, so basically used it mostly for quick fixes on the server while on-the-go.
Awkwardly, when I switched to Nokia N900 it turned out that its hardware keyboard was actually a disadvantage when it comes to coding - while great when typing natural language, it was too much hastle when reaching to special characters compared to typical qwerty on Illume's keyboard in SHR, with a rest point for the finger on Freerunner's screen bezel, which also was missing on N900.
Of course this all was when I was very young (15-20 yo). Now I have learned to apprieciate some rare idle time with just idling :)