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Re: Fast and free multi-language code editor for Android

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Post by mananaysiempre »

lostmsu wrote: post #5
jonas-w wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

https://github.com/massivemadness/Squircle-CE/issues/182 It contains a google library, but can't find what exact library they are referring to, as the link they've provided is dead. EDIT: Found it in an old commit from around that time the comment was made https://github.com/massivemadness/Squircle-CE/blob/1818d3904... A googleplay "appupdate" library, I don't have knowledge about App development, but I don't see how…

It seems to not be needed or used. My take from the thread is that F-Droid complains about the library reference present in the source code at all. It does not know the library is not linked in the F-Droid build.

AFAIU if a nonfree library can’t be disabled or patched out, the app doesn’t get to be published on F-Droid at all. The antifeature description[1] just says

> In our experience, where the upstream developer includes Non-Free libraries, sooner or later they will include more Non-Free libraries, or other Anti-Features. Frequently they become impossible to maintain/update in F-Droid.

[1] https://f-droid.org/docs/Anti-Features/#UpstreamNonFree

Re: Fast and free multi-language code editor for Android

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Post by lelanthran »

analog31 wrote: post #9
moron4hire wrote: post #6

There used to be a lot of different code editor and coding environment projects on Android in the first few years it came out. What happened?

I can only relate my own experience. I got excited about coding on Android, and bought a tablet when the first version came out that supported Python. It turned out that coding on the tiny screen was a chore, even with a keyboard, programming Android was harder than I expected, and... the biggest thing was that since the start of the smart phone era, I simply haven't had a good enough idea for an app.

> the biggest thing was that since the start of the smart phone era, I simply haven't had a good enough idea for an app.

Doesn't matter if you do, some dodgy company in a foreign country will happily wrap your app in ads and somehow be higher in the search results than your app[1].

If it's a really good idea, someone like Zynga will simply write a polished clone and make millions off your idea while your original app still doesn't show up in the search results.[2] Or anywhere, for that matter.

[1] I wrote an app in 2012 or thereabouts and this happened to me. I don't know if it is still possible.

[2] See how well they did this with Angry Birds.

Re: Fast and free multi-language code editor for Android

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Post by lol768 »

RadiozRadioz wrote: post #13

> Prerequisites: At least 1,11GB of free disk space: 144,7MB for source codes and around 965,3MB for files generated after building all variants What?

I assume the author of that README is from continental Europe and the decimal separator that has been used is a comma.

Re: Fast and free multi-language code editor for Android

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Post by RadiozRadioz »

lol768 wrote: post #14
RadiozRadioz wrote: post #13

> Prerequisites: At least 1,11GB of free disk space: 144,7MB for source codes and around 965,3MB for files generated after building all variants What?

I assume the author of that README is from continental Europe and the decimal separator that has been used is a comma.

Yes, I assumed so. The alarming part is not the formatting of the numbers, but that there's 145MB of source code and almost a GB of build artefacts... for an Android text editor. That's more code than PostgreSQL.

Re: Fast and free multi-language code editor for Android

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Post by eimrine »

RadiozRadioz wrote: post #15
lol768 wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I assume the author of that README is from continental Europe and the decimal separator that has been used is a comma.

Yes, I assumed so. The alarming part is not the formatting of the numbers, but that there's 145MB of source code and almost a GB of build artefacts... for an Android text editor. That's more code than PostgreSQL.

Maybe they sacrifise size for benefits in other areas - performance and/or simplicity of developing.

Re: Fast and free multi-language code editor for Android

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Post by amadeuspagel »

The problem with coding on the phone is the editing experience. Phone keyboards aren't made to edit code. The only thing this editor does to improve that is to show a bunch of special characters above the standard keyboard[1]. That keyboard also has its own autocomplete function, which doesn't make sense in the context of a code editor. A code editor for the phone should implement its own keyboard.

[1]: https://play-lh.googleusercontent.com/ihz5t_M6QeHCMiHkCz9ZAx...

Re: Fast and free multi-language code editor for Android

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Post by bitwize »

amadeuspagel wrote: post #17

The problem with coding on the phone is the editing experience. Phone keyboards aren't made to edit code. The only thing this editor does to improve that is to show a bunch of special characters above the standard keyboard[1]. That keyboard also has its own autocomplete function, which doesn't make sense in the context of a code editor. A code editor for the phone should implement its own keyboard. [1]: https://play-…

A lot of the keyboard problems on Android wrt coding, etc. can be enormously mitigated by downloading and using Hacker's Keyboard:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.pocketwork...

It's pretty much a must for things like Termux.

Re: Fast and free multi-language code editor for Android

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Post by amadeuspagel »

bitwize wrote: post #18
amadeuspagel wrote: post #17

The problem with coding on the phone is the editing experience. Phone keyboards aren't made to edit code. The only thing this editor does to improve that is to show a bunch of special characters above the standard keyboard[1]. That keyboard also has its own autocomplete function, which doesn't make sense in the context of a code editor. A code editor for the phone should implement its own keyboard. [1]: https://play-…

A lot of the keyboard problems on Android wrt coding, etc. can be enormously mitigated by downloading and using Hacker's Keyboard: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.pocketwork... It's pretty much a must for things like Termux.

But I guess that isn't ideal for things other then coding and doesn't offer any kind of integration, like autocomplete.

Re: Fast and free multi-language code editor for Android

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Post by bitwize »

amadeuspagel wrote: post #19
bitwize wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A lot of the keyboard problems on Android wrt coding, etc. can be enormously mitigated by downloading and using Hacker's Keyboard: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.pocketwork... It's pretty much a must for things like Termux.

But I guess that isn't ideal for things other then coding and doesn't offer any kind of integration, like autocomplete.

It does integrate with Android autocomplete, but I have autocomplete turned off in mine.
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