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This is mostly aimed at people who don't have the luxury of coding from a computer. See this tweet from the CEO: https://twitter.com/amasad/status/158275494748

by neb_b 4y ago

This is mostly aimed at people who don't have the luxury of coding from a computer. See this tweet from the CEO: https://twitter.com/amasad/status/1582754947480793093 https://twitter.com/amasad/status/1582754947480793093 > We partnered with @TeamMindjoy to test the app by teaching girls how to code in a South African township and we made a video about it. During this time the wifi was super unstable and the few laptops they had were unusable, but kids continued to code on $100 Android phones!

amasad 4y ago
Yes we have stories from all over the world where people are using mobile to build real things. There is a kid in Egypt, for example, that built discord bots for a living on his phone. Additionally there are also lots of cases were fairly well off folks with access to desktop computers and wifi that find themselves with a phone and want to prototype an idea or make a quick change to a project. I’ve been using it and I find it relaxing to lay back on the couch and do some fun coding. Especially with Ghostwriter (our Copilot-like thing: https://blog.replit.com/ai https://blog.replit.com/ai) it’s super usable. I built large part of my toy Lisp in Python in the app while in the park, waiting at the doctor’s office, or simply relaxing after a long day: https://replit.com/@amasad/Lisp-in-Python https://replit.com/@amasad/Lisp-in-Python
- theGnuMe 4y ago
  I use google remote desktop to check on some IDE code and sometimes need to type a bit of code and the default keyboard is useless... I'd pay just for the joystick keyboard.
- lupire 4y ago
  I appreciate the spirit but you are going to destroy your eyes doing that. At least grab a tablet.
  - crummy 4y ago
    Just own a tablet? How?
- tomcam 4y ago
  > I built large part of my toy Lisp in Python in the app while in the park I’m pretty nerdy but you win by a wide margin
barbazoo 4y ago
> During this time the wifi was super unstable Unless I'm doing something wrong it seem that you still have to be online to create and run code.

by neb_b 4y ago

amasad 4y ago

Yes we have stories from all over the world where people are using mobile to build real things. There is a kid in Egypt, for example, that built discord bots for a living on his phone. Additionally there are also lots of cases were fairly well off folks with access to desktop computers and wifi that find themselves with a phone and want to prototype an idea or make a quick change to a project. I’ve been using it and I find it relaxing to lay back on the couch and do some fun coding. Especially with Ghostwriter (our Copilot-like thing: https://blog.replit.com/ai https://blog.replit.com/ai) it’s super usable. I built large part of my toy Lisp in Python in the app while in the park, waiting at the doctor’s office, or simply relaxing after a long day: https://replit.com/@amasad/Lisp-in-Python https://replit.com/@amasad/Lisp-in-Python

theGnuMe 4y ago
I use google remote desktop to check on some IDE code and sometimes need to type a bit of code and the default keyboard is useless... I'd pay just for the joystick keyboard.
lupire 4y ago
I appreciate the spirit but you are going to destroy your eyes doing that. At least grab a tablet.
- crummy 4y ago
  Just own a tablet? How?
tomcam 4y ago
> I built large part of my toy Lisp in Python in the app while in the park I’m pretty nerdy but you win by a wide margin

barbazoo 4y ago

> During this time the wifi was super unstable Unless I'm doing something wrong it seem that you still have to be online to create and run code.