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Ask HN: Which programming language can I learn on my Termux-enabled Android tab?

7 pointsby FerretFred9 months ago
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

5 comments

mikewarot9 months ago
You can do almost everything. You can even use apt-get.<p>However, beware!<p>If you uninstall or upgrade Termux, <i>all your files will be wiped</i> without warning.<p>I lost my SimH based VAX 11&#x2F;780 running VMS 7.2 that way. 8(<p>It was so cool having a VAX in my pocket.
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ActorNightly8 months ago
&gt;IDE of choice will be vi<p>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.
avghaloplayer8 months ago
You can download apps like Sololearn. I know they are not that great, but you can learn the basics of any language you want!
FerretFred8 months ago
I opted for Rust in the end: versatile, and sooo much scope!
FerretFred9 months ago
A Vax?! Wow! Now that&#x27;s worth a look!