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Re: Replit Mobile App

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Post by z3t4 »

ja3k wrote: post #49
barbazoo wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The thought of using vim on a phone gives me mild anxiety but I'll definitely check termux!

I've found the phone's small keyboard makes a lot of the silly vim shortcuts I've learned over time actually worth it.

Vim comes from a time when we did not have screens, you had to print out the code on paper. Probably why it works surprisingly well on mobile. Being able to see the code is a luxury. Typing speed is also not an issue when writing a program, although modern languages are verbose compared to assembly. I would worry about ergonomics when working on mobile though, like neck/back and thumb issues. I would suggest having the terminal screen built into glasses, and a wireless keyboard for input. Maybe we can innovate on the keyboard part so it can fit in your pocket

Re: Replit Mobile App

#102

Post by aryamaan »

I like what Replit is doing with Ghost writing, and having DB, Auth, Analytics available for their Repls.

I wish all of these things were available with my current IDE. Replit is winning in other things and lacking in IDE game.

I also know that building rich IDE is not as much priority for them as much is onboarding new users to start programming on Replit.

It's just that I would enjoy all the features they are building with the comform of my existing Jetbrains IDEs

Re: Replit Mobile App

#103

Post by Terretta »

duped wrote: post #66
xnx wrote: post #26

I'm bullish on this because mobile (and web) development is ridiculously overcomplicated to a beginner. I think it's a common misconception that coding/logic is difficult. I find the development setup and deployment to be much more complicated. As evidence, take a look at the impressive workarounds that citizen developers use to make things work in an easy environment like Excel. A keyboard and mouse probably solve m…

> I find the development setup and deployment to be much more complicated My understanding is that is the problem repl.it is trying to solve. In a sentence: think about your code and not your environment. My curmudgeonly self thinks that there are deeper problems and externalities that programming on a phone/tablet or in the web only exasperate. Computer literacy is shockingly poor among the incoming generation of pe…

> The issue with programming on mobile or through something like repl.it is that it hides too much

VT100 and IBM360, you didn't have to be in the mainframe room to learn to code.

Re: Replit Mobile App

#104

Post by ilrwbwrkhv »

user3939382 wrote: post #81

This is the founder who turned into a psycho tyrant (I forget his exact words, but something to the effect of, "we're not the same small company, I have money and lawyers now") on an ex-employee for an innocent side project, threatened to sue him, etc, until it went viral and then backpedaled and offered some non-apology. I remember stuff like that and will never use this company's tools, which is a shame because I w…

Oh wow that is really bad.

I remember YC pushing them heavily as a unicorn for a few days seemingly out of nowhere a while back, but that blitz has since died down.

Remains to be seen if they can be an actual viable business.

Re: Replit Mobile App

#105

Post by bidirectional »

epolanski wrote: post #84
xnx wrote: post #26

I'm bullish on this because mobile (and web) development is ridiculously overcomplicated to a beginner. I think it's a common misconception that coding/logic is difficult. I find the development setup and deployment to be much more complicated. As evidence, take a look at the impressive workarounds that citizen developers use to make things work in an easy environment like Excel. A keyboard and mouse probably solve m…

And how is repl.it different here compared to GitHub codespaces, codepens, codesandbox and many others?

Are any of those workable on a phone?

Re: Replit Mobile App

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Post by cpsns »

Aliabid94 wrote: post #97
user3939382 wrote: post #81

This is the founder who turned into a psycho tyrant (I forget his exact words, but something to the effect of, "we're not the same small company, I have money and lawyers now") on an ex-employee for an innocent side project, threatened to sue him, etc, until it went viral and then backpedaled and offered some non-apology. I remember stuff like that and will never use this company's tools, which is a shame because I w…

A company is more than the personality of its CEO. Gates, Zuckerburg or Elon's personal faults shouldn't override the work and mission of thousands others.

It often does though, which is why having the right people in high positions is important. The CEO is the face of the company and for better or worse the company will be judged by their actions to some degree.

Re: Replit Mobile App

#107

Post by ellis0n »

brap wrote: post #95
ellis0n wrote: post #91

Hello, I'm Viktor from Ukraine, the author and founder of the Animation CPU mobile coding platform, which I've been developing for 10+5 years. 2 years ago during COVID-19, 2014-2022 war in Ukraine and financial pressure, I wrote to Amjad with my ideas about mobile coding and was looking for support. He was introduced as a judge in the Pioneer.app remote accelerator and as an investor, and I had reason to trust him. A…

This is not surprising, based on his past behavior. I think you should make a “Tell HN” post.

I thought about it, but still can't figure out what benefit it will bring. PG loves Amjad very much, apparently this project scheme will allow programmers to be placed in the cages of the matrix.

Ukrainians die every day so that civilization can continue to build international unicorns, but I am against continued parasitism on Ukrainians. Is this what Steve Jobs, Apple and others were aiming for?

Since PG relies on Amjad, then the actions of anti-fraud organizations are needed if Amjad is related to the russian capital and money laundering, for example. This threatens the entire American startup ecosystem with YC.

Perhaps this is the business of lawyers and I cannot understand what pluses and minuses "Tell HN" will bring in progression.

Re: Replit Mobile App

#108

Post by Sirened »

troupe wrote: post #74
boberoni wrote: post #62

I read on another comment by a high school teacher that many of their students write essays on mobile. It seems that the younger generations are mobile-digital native, as opposed to desktop-digital native. I don't expect desktop apps to be completely replaced by mobile apps, but the migration of some specific use cases is interesting to watch: - Maps and navigation - Email / instant messaging - Photo editing - Video…

Is it because they are "mobile-digital native" or is it because what they are being asked to write is closer to texting than a normal high school level English paper? I've seen what community college teachers are having kids submit for papers. While they do definitely look like they could have been written on a phone, it isn't because they have some type of skill in writing on mobile.

Most of the paper-writing-on-phones that I've seen is just a convenience thing. Google Docs/other cloud writing platforms make your documents available everywhere, and it turns out that there's a lot of down time where you can cram in some writing time if you're able to easily just pull it up on your phone. I remember writing papers on my phone in high school while on/waiting waiting for the bus. If you live near a college campus, you'll see a lot of students watching lectures, doing flash cards, and writing papers on public transit if you look close enough :)

Re: Replit Mobile App

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Post by victor9000 »

Aliabid94 wrote: post #97
user3939382 wrote: post #81

This is the founder who turned into a psycho tyrant (I forget his exact words, but something to the effect of, "we're not the same small company, I have money and lawyers now") on an ex-employee for an innocent side project, threatened to sue him, etc, until it went viral and then backpedaled and offered some non-apology. I remember stuff like that and will never use this company's tools, which is a shame because I w…

A company is more than the personality of its CEO. Gates, Zuckerburg or Elon's personal faults shouldn't override the work and mission of thousands others.

I would argue the exact opposite. Companies like Amazon and SpaceX have shaped their entire company culture using the values of their respective CEOs.
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