I don't have a decent enough Android device to play with this, but how would one / could one run tsc alongside it on Android? Invoked through termux or something?
deVStudio – Runs VS Code on Android
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Re: deVStudio – Runs VS Code on Android
#32the irony that you can't run Android Studio on Android, but can run VS Code?
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#33Does this use actual vscode or is it based on vscodium?
I'm curious how much tweaking you needed to do to get this to work - I'd love to see this with https://cursor.sh (vscodium based) as the editor
Re: deVStudio – Runs VS Code on Android
#34I've been running https://github.com/coder/code-server for the past few months, and I really like it.
It's basically self-hosted VS Code in a browser. I can switch from my desktop to my laptop, even to my phone, and pick up right where I left off with uncommitted changes, long running processes, etc. Additionally, I get the full resources of my server and don't have to worry about it running down my battery or causing the fans to spin up on my laptop.
Re: deVStudio – Runs VS Code on Android
#35Great! I have been wondering why something like this did not already exist, given that you can already run a full Ubuntu from termux (and indeed people have run a coder-server from such an environment). Someone must be able to create a more user-friendly version of vscode on Android. Will try this out on my Samsung tablet. My only concern is the memory management -- vscode (and its extensions) is not super friendly i…
I've been using termux + neovim as my default text editor on my phone. And it is surprisingly comfortable even with a touch screen keyboard.
Does it come with a modal keyboard or the same static one?
Re: deVStudio – Runs VS Code on Android
#36I've been running https://github.com/coder/code-server for the past few months, and I really like it. It's basically self-hosted VS Code in a browser. I can switch from my desktop to my laptop, even to my phone, and pick up right where I left off with uncommitted changes, long running processes, etc. Additionally, I get the full resources of my server and don't have to worry about it running down my battery or causin…
> I can switch from my desktop to my laptop, even to my phone, and pick up right where I left off with uncommitted changes, long running processes, etc.
Valid only while you have a (good) internet connection.
Re: deVStudio – Runs VS Code on Android
#37This seems like a complete waste since https://vscode.dev etc exist. Why would anyone want to develop inside of a walled garden?
The web version you linked does not support the remote SSH extension, which is critical for many folks workflows. I can’t do any work without that extension. I’m curious if the android version supports this extension?
It's certainly not as ergonomic as using the SSH extension directly, but you can SSH manually to your dev box, open a vscode tunnel, then connect to that from vscode.dev in a pinch.
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#38Yes but why?
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#39Earlier quoted context omitted.
I've been using termux + neovim as my default text editor on my phone. And it is surprisingly comfortable even with a touch screen keyboard.
Does it come with a modal keyboard or the same static one?
It's the same static keyboard, but navigation is easier as you can swipe to navigate around.
Re: deVStudio – Runs VS Code on Android
#40I've been running https://github.com/coder/code-server for the past few months, and I really like it. It's basically self-hosted VS Code in a browser. I can switch from my desktop to my laptop, even to my phone, and pick up right where I left off with uncommitted changes, long running processes, etc. Additionally, I get the full resources of my server and don't have to worry about it running down my battery or causin…
> I can switch from my desktop to my laptop, even to my phone, and pick up right where I left off with uncommitted changes, long running processes, etc. Valid only while you have a (good) internet connection.
Well, I mostly use it at home with my server at home also, so technically it works without the internet in that case.
But your point still stands anytime I'm away from home.