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Ask HN: Which programming language can I learn on my Termux-enabled Android tab?
My new Lenovo M8 Android 14 tablet seems to run Termux just fine, so I'd like to spend some idle time learning a programming language - ideally one that doesn't need gigabytes of libraries to work. IDE of choice will be vi. Not trying to run the Evil Empire - just do some basic text handling/parsing and file I/O. I'm from a Perl background :) TIA
- avghaloplayer 2y agoYou can download apps like Sololearn. I know they are not that great, but you can learn the basics of any language you want!
- ActorNightly 2y ago>IDE of choice will be vi Termux repos has a vscode-server package, that starts up a vscode server, which you can access through the web browser. Much better way to code IMO.
- mikewarot 2y agoYou can do almost everything. You can even use apt-get. However, beware! If you uninstall or upgrade Termux, all your files will be wiped without warning. I lost my SimH based VAX 11/780 running VMS 7.2 that way. 8( It was so cool having a VAX in my pocket.
- gtirloni 2y agoYes, remember to backup. https://wiki.termux.com/wiki/Backing_up_Termux https://wiki.termux.com/wiki/Backing_up_Termux
- FerretFred 2y agoA Vax?! Wow! Now that's worth a look!
- FerretFred 2y agoI opted for Rust in the end: versatile, and sooo much scope!