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I miss physical keyboards, like those on BlackBerry devices. Honestly, I think SSHing into Claude Code from a phone with a physical keyboard would actually be

I miss physical keyboards, like those on BlackBerry devices. Honestly, I think SSHing into Claude Code from a phone with a physical keyboard would actually be a decent choice for vibe coding today. But maybe I just want a 12-inch M-chip MacBook

pjmlp 1y ago
It should have a voice controlled way in that case, at least that is my point oof view on towards all clusmy chat bot interfaces, AI usage should be transparent.
dijit 1y ago
I was hoping devices like this (https://www.fxtec.com/smartphones/pro1x https://www.fxtec.com/smartphones/pro1x) would catch on, but I think people have given up physical keyboards. (obviously flip out phones have a lot of moving parts to get damaged)
- Greenpants 1y ago
  I've had this phone as my main device for half a year and now using a Pixel 9 Pro Fold sometimes in "laptop" folded mode. So far, neither of these devices come close in my typing speed to a proper keyboard. The F(x)tec was great though because you do get all special characters in tactile buttons; on the Fold I constantly need to check my keyboard and make sure I'm writing what I think I'm writing. And, it's a shame that the space in between letters on the 'Gboard' keyboard on the Fold remains unused, when it could've been a perfect mouse trackpad. I think the ideal form factor for a proper development phone would be the Astro Slide (https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/astro-slide-5g-transformer#/ https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/astro-slide-5g-transforme...) – I haven't personally used it but I can imagine it's the smallest size possible for proper two-handed typing. The F(x)tec was a two-thumber instead.
- Ezhik 1y ago
  The Fxtec is so damn cool if you can get your hands on one. It can actually straight up run Debian. I also managed to run VS Code on it natively via Termux. I also had a Gemini PDA, which is basically the Psion 5mx keyboard glued to a shitty Android smartphone. Such a nice keyboard, but such mediocre and unsupported CPU...
fsflover 1y ago
Did you try Pinephone with the keyboard?
smjburton 1y ago
@levelsio was posting about this last week: https://x.com/levelsio/status/1953022273595506910 https://x.com/levelsio/status/1953022273595506910. Haven't tested it out yet, but it seems like a cool way to continue hacking away at a project while on the go.

pjmlp 1y ago

It should have a voice controlled way in that case, at least that is my point oof view on towards all clusmy chat bot interfaces, AI usage should be transparent.

dijit 1y ago

I was hoping devices like this (https://www.fxtec.com/smartphones/pro1x https://www.fxtec.com/smartphones/pro1x) would catch on, but I think people have given up physical keyboards. (obviously flip out phones have a lot of moving parts to get damaged)

Greenpants 1y ago
I've had this phone as my main device for half a year and now using a Pixel 9 Pro Fold sometimes in "laptop" folded mode. So far, neither of these devices come close in my typing speed to a proper keyboard. The F(x)tec was great though because you do get all special characters in tactile buttons; on the Fold I constantly need to check my keyboard and make sure I'm writing what I think I'm writing. And, it's a shame that the space in between letters on the 'Gboard' keyboard on the Fold remains unused, when it could've been a perfect mouse trackpad. I think the ideal form factor for a proper development phone would be the Astro Slide (https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/astro-slide-5g-transformer#/ https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/astro-slide-5g-transforme...) – I haven't personally used it but I can imagine it's the smallest size possible for proper two-handed typing. The F(x)tec was a two-thumber instead.
Ezhik 1y ago
The Fxtec is so damn cool if you can get your hands on one. It can actually straight up run Debian. I also managed to run VS Code on it natively via Termux. I also had a Gemini PDA, which is basically the Psion 5mx keyboard glued to a shitty Android smartphone. Such a nice keyboard, but such mediocre and unsupported CPU...

fsflover 1y ago

Did you try Pinephone with the keyboard?

smjburton 1y ago

@levelsio was posting about this last week: https://x.com/levelsio/status/1953022273595506910 https://x.com/levelsio/status/1953022273595506910. Haven't tested it out yet, but it seems like a cool way to continue hacking away at a project while on the go.