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Show HN: DroidEdit, a source code editor for Android

52 points by arestivo 15y ago

arestivo 15y ago
Tired of having to deal with my laptop battery, I decided to get a Transformer Prime. The only thing I needed to get rid of my laptop was a decent source code editor. And thus DroidEdit was born.
- thekungfuman 15y ago
  My thoughts exactly. This is just the thing I've been looking for.
- bergie 15y ago
  Looks very promising. Two questions: * CoffeeScript support * DropBox is nice, but GitHub would be the thing that would really make this rock (another happy Transformer Prime user, now doing a little hacking via chrooted Ubuntu and VIM)
  - zalew 15y ago
    > but GitHub would be the thing that would really make this rock no. not 'github', but 'vcs support': git, mercurial, others. where it's hosted doesn't matter.
    - bergie 15y ago
      Well, sure, but with GitHub you could additionally give a very easy way to browse and clone the repositories you have access to. So: a UI instead of writing repo URLs manually.
    - bamdadd 15y ago
      I agree vcs is important
  - arestivo 15y ago
    No CoffeeScript support for now but I'm working on a way to allow users to add their own syntax highlighting schemes. Although not natively, you can configure DroidEdit to use git as long as you edit your code remotely via SFTP. There's a post where I explain how to do it here: http://droidedit.wordpress.com/2012/02/19/using-git-with-droidedit/ http://droidedit.wordpress.com/2012/02/19/using-git-with-dro...
    - bergie 15y ago
      Ok, CoffeeScript would make me buy this :-) SFTP is fine, but wouldn't this mean I need to be constantly online? Makes hacking in train harder... Though I suppose I could use this by SSHing to my chroot.
      - arestivo 15y ago
        You only need to be online to open and save the file. You can switch apps and go back to DroidEdit and still have your file open, even if Android decides to kill DroidEdit in a low memory situation.
        bergie 15y ago
        That is a good start. But since most of my projects consist of many files, still not fully optimal. Though, having the chrooted Ubuntu there helps with testing the code I wrote, too.
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  - CodeJackalope 15y ago
    I am also working on a set of iOS tools that allow you to view, edit, and commit your Github projects on the go. If you are interested in coding from your iPad or iPhone, check out http://jackalope.me http://jackalope.me to sign up for early access. Great work here arestivo. I have been recommending this app to a couple android using friends.
- huggyface 15y ago
  One of the reviews says- Really? This app can't be used seriously becouse some smart guy put commercial on the half of the screen. Cheap, really cheap and they say it's free... Is this accurate?
  - arestivo 15y ago
    Trolls will troll... The free version has the standard admob sized ad. Together with the softkeyboard it will leave only space for a few lines of code if you have a small screen. However, the paid version doesn't have ads and it is primarily targeted for tablets. On the phone, I imagine it is useful to do a small edit here and there or to show code to someone.
    - huggyface 15y ago
      Thank you for providing a paid version (too many apps don't even allow that option), but I would suggest getting rid of the free version altogether as it cheapens your product and, quite honestly, the Android platform. It will merely bring "reviews" like the quoted. This is not the sort of app that fits the free profile, and anyone unwilling to pay the token amount isn't a real user, and there is little to no chance you'll make any significant amount on the ads in it. Make this the trial version -- no ads -- with some sort of arbitrary limit.
      - arestivo 15y ago
        That thought has crossed my mind several times. The idea of the free app is just to allow users to test the product. Ads definitively don't pay for the amount of time invested.
- killnine 15y ago
  I was in the same boat, dying to get production use out of my transformer and only drag out the laptop for heavy development. Although this look like a great app, I could not be more pleased with Terminal IDE. Open the app, "start the system" and you have yourself 4 linux terminals with a serious amount of functionality. I keep my tablet unrooted for google play movie use, and do not even notice while in the terminal. You may want to give it a try...
Roritharr 15y ago
This is cool! People who are interested in this should also take a look at AIDE, which can compile and install Android Apps on the Device itself, has code completition and lots of other cool things.
- rdtsc 15y ago
  I tried AIDE. It was very neat. I couldn't believe it was doing what it seemed to be doing. Tried it on an ASUS Transformer with a keyboard. Don't think I'll switch to that as my primary development mode but it is quite handy if I am on an airplane or doing something else and don't have my larger laptop but want to try something to see if it works.
M4v3R 15y ago
If your an iPad user, try Textastic app. In my opinion, it's the best source code editor for mobile at the moment. It has syntax highlighting, code completion, symbol navigation, (S)FTP, Dropbox support and great keyboard extension with easy swipe access to all special characters and numbers. See more: http://www.textasticapp.com http://www.textasticapp.com I code for living and with this app, coding even on the touchscreen is a breeze. Your app looks great too, though.
tuananh 15y ago
A ssh client, vim and external keyboard is all I need for code editing. I don't see the need for this kind of app.
- bergie 15y ago
  You can also run Vim and Git on a chroot so no Internet connection needed: http://androlinux.com/android-ubuntu-development/how-to-install-ubuntu-on-rooted-transformer-prime/ http://androlinux.com/android-ubuntu-development/how-to-inst... That said, the editor in this post looks interesting.
- watty 15y ago
  Not everyone prefers an IDE but certainly you can see the need for them...
aw3c2 15y ago
I can highly recommend https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.sblo.pandora.jota https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.sblo.pandor... It has syntax highlighting too, not sure about indentation.
noss 15y ago
I recently uninstalled DroidEdit because I had to handle more updates to it than uses for a text editor on my tab. This is mostly because typing without tactile feedback isn't that great. The editor in itself was quite smart though.
antoineleclair 15y ago
Looks great, just bought the pro version. I tried a few others last week but was not satisfied. Eager to try the remote commands for unit testing and source control.
mattwdelong 15y ago
No one has mentioned Terminal IDE which supports vim, and git. [1] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spartacusrex.spartacuside https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spartacusr...

52 points by arestivo 15y ago

Tired of having to deal with my laptop battery, I decided to get a Transformer Prime. The only thing I needed to get rid of my laptop was a decent source code editor. And thus DroidEdit was born.

thekungfuman 15y ago
My thoughts exactly. This is just the thing I've been looking for.
bergie 15y ago
Looks very promising. Two questions: * CoffeeScript support * DropBox is nice, but GitHub would be the thing that would really make this rock (another happy Transformer Prime user, now doing a little hacking via chrooted Ubuntu and VIM)
- zalew 15y ago
  > but GitHub would be the thing that would really make this rock no. not 'github', but 'vcs support': git, mercurial, others. where it's hosted doesn't matter.
  - bergie 15y ago
    Well, sure, but with GitHub you could additionally give a very easy way to browse and clone the repositories you have access to. So: a UI instead of writing repo URLs manually.
  - bamdadd 15y ago
    I agree vcs is important
- arestivo 15y ago
  No CoffeeScript support for now but I'm working on a way to allow users to add their own syntax highlighting schemes. Although not natively, you can configure DroidEdit to use git as long as you edit your code remotely via SFTP. There's a post where I explain how to do it here: http://droidedit.wordpress.com/2012/02/19/using-git-with-droidedit/ http://droidedit.wordpress.com/2012/02/19/using-git-with-dro...
  - bergie 15y ago
    Ok, CoffeeScript would make me buy this :-) SFTP is fine, but wouldn't this mean I need to be constantly online? Makes hacking in train harder... Though I suppose I could use this by SSHing to my chroot.
    - arestivo 15y ago
      You only need to be online to open and save the file. You can switch apps and go back to DroidEdit and still have your file open, even if Android decides to kill DroidEdit in a low memory situation.
      - bergie 15y ago
        That is a good start. But since most of my projects consist of many files, still not fully optimal. Though, having the chrooted Ubuntu there helps with testing the code I wrote, too.
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- CodeJackalope 15y ago
  I am also working on a set of iOS tools that allow you to view, edit, and commit your Github projects on the go. If you are interested in coding from your iPad or iPhone, check out http://jackalope.me http://jackalope.me to sign up for early access. Great work here arestivo. I have been recommending this app to a couple android using friends.
huggyface 15y ago
One of the reviews says- Really? This app can't be used seriously becouse some smart guy put commercial on the half of the screen. Cheap, really cheap and they say it's free... Is this accurate?
- arestivo 15y ago
  Trolls will troll... The free version has the standard admob sized ad. Together with the softkeyboard it will leave only space for a few lines of code if you have a small screen. However, the paid version doesn't have ads and it is primarily targeted for tablets. On the phone, I imagine it is useful to do a small edit here and there or to show code to someone.
  - huggyface 15y ago
    Thank you for providing a paid version (too many apps don't even allow that option), but I would suggest getting rid of the free version altogether as it cheapens your product and, quite honestly, the Android platform. It will merely bring "reviews" like the quoted. This is not the sort of app that fits the free profile, and anyone unwilling to pay the token amount isn't a real user, and there is little to no chance you'll make any significant amount on the ads in it. Make this the trial version -- no ads -- with some sort of arbitrary limit.
    - arestivo 15y ago
      That thought has crossed my mind several times. The idea of the free app is just to allow users to test the product. Ads definitively don't pay for the amount of time invested.
killnine 15y ago
I was in the same boat, dying to get production use out of my transformer and only drag out the laptop for heavy development. Although this look like a great app, I could not be more pleased with Terminal IDE. Open the app, "start the system" and you have yourself 4 linux terminals with a serious amount of functionality. I keep my tablet unrooted for google play movie use, and do not even notice while in the terminal. You may want to give it a try...

Roritharr 15y ago

This is cool! People who are interested in this should also take a look at AIDE, which can compile and install Android Apps on the Device itself, has code completition and lots of other cool things.

rdtsc 15y ago
I tried AIDE. It was very neat. I couldn't believe it was doing what it seemed to be doing. Tried it on an ASUS Transformer with a keyboard. Don't think I'll switch to that as my primary development mode but it is quite handy if I am on an airplane or doing something else and don't have my larger laptop but want to try something to see if it works.

M4v3R 15y ago

If your an iPad user, try Textastic app. In my opinion, it's the best source code editor for mobile at the moment. It has syntax highlighting, code completion, symbol navigation, (S)FTP, Dropbox support and great keyboard extension with easy swipe access to all special characters and numbers. See more: http://www.textasticapp.com http://www.textasticapp.com I code for living and with this app, coding even on the touchscreen is a breeze. Your app looks great too, though.

tuananh 15y ago

A ssh client, vim and external keyboard is all I need for code editing. I don't see the need for this kind of app.

bergie 15y ago
You can also run Vim and Git on a chroot so no Internet connection needed: http://androlinux.com/android-ubuntu-development/how-to-install-ubuntu-on-rooted-transformer-prime/ http://androlinux.com/android-ubuntu-development/how-to-inst... That said, the editor in this post looks interesting.
watty 15y ago
Not everyone prefers an IDE but certainly you can see the need for them...

aw3c2 15y ago

I can highly recommend https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.sblo.pandora.jota https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.sblo.pandor... It has syntax highlighting too, not sure about indentation.

noss 15y ago

I recently uninstalled DroidEdit because I had to handle more updates to it than uses for a text editor on my tab. This is mostly because typing without tactile feedback isn't that great. The editor in itself was quite smart though.

antoineleclair 15y ago

Looks great, just bought the pro version. I tried a few others last week but was not satisfied. Eager to try the remote commands for unit testing and source control.

mattwdelong 15y ago

No one has mentioned Terminal IDE which supports vim, and git. [1] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spartacusrex.spartacuside https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spartacusr...