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Why are you so often in situations where you want to browse code but don’t have access to a general-purpose computer?
by School-Cotton 3y ago
Why are you so often in situations where you want to browse code but don’t have access to a general-purpose computer?
- brigandish 3y agoI do it when I want to separate out the thinking/understanding from the doing. I might want to mull over how to do something instead of jumping straight into coding, and I find train journeys an excellent opportunity for this. Or sometimes I want to assess dependencies, perhaps I want to choose a library for doing X, I can sit and read through them on my phone and at least get a feel for them and whittle the list down.
- iFreilicht 3y agoOh that's a good way to put it! I do this as well, especially on commutes or on walks, but sometimes on the couch as well; I have an idea and think about it actively, but to continue my thought process, I have to look at some code, so I open it on the phone. It always felt weird to get my laptop and look on the "big" screen in those situations, and maybe it's because I just want to think, not to code.
- tehbeard 3y agoI've looked at libraries on github during the commute from links in newsletters. But never done any serious work off a phone, bar irl device testing for "hand feel" of the UI/UX