Posted August 20, 2015
Yeah, that post was completely 'WTF' for me. Anyone who thinks that apt-get is trivial to do but downloading an IDE from the web is a barrier has a weird way of looking at the world.
Really, there are so many tools to get started in programming or make whatever project you want.
I agree that the mobile platforms aren't great for development, which in large part is due to I/O limitations (it may possible to hook up a keyboard and screen to a phone, but few people are doing that), but there's one native Android IDE I'm aware of (AIDE), so even that exists.
Anyway, any platform with a modern web browser and an editor can be used for casual development. HTML5 is very expressive.
Really, there are so many tools to get started in programming or make whatever project you want.
I agree that the mobile platforms aren't great for development, which in large part is due to I/O limitations (it may possible to hook up a keyboard and screen to a phone, but few people are doing that), but there's one native Android IDE I'm aware of (AIDE), so even that exists.
Anyway, any platform with a modern web browser and an editor can be used for casual development. HTML5 is very expressive.