From: Sy Ali Date: 2007-08-08T05:58:32+09:00 Subject: Re: ruby on the zaurus On 8/7/07, gregarican wrote: > Out of curiosity how is it doing all of the script creation and > editing on the Zaurus? So far there are no limitations except that I don't tend to have an internet connection. This severely limits my ability to rely on a net connection to make up for my faulty memory. Aside from this there have been zero drawbacks from developing in this form. I tend to solve one or two problems on the bus to and from work. =) Actually, the fact is that I tend to be much more focused on what I'm doing because I generally _cannot_ work on some other task. I simply don't have other applications or a net connection to draw away my interests. There's no pausing to check email.. I just keep working. My breaks end up sending me towards some different piece of code or some tutorial I downloaded. On-handheld tutorials is something I'm going to spend more time on. Nobody has really amassed a useful and portable collection of documentation. I really need it since I can't do any googling while on the road. That and some kind of snippets database will be regular projects. I'll be forced to work on these things, which is actually kindof nice. > I tried using text editors > for Ruby, Python's own IDE for Zaurus, and even a Squeak image. But it > just seemed to tedious. If I can figure out the broken cursor and backspace/delete keys for vim, while in insert mode, then I can use it full time. I really hate a lot of it, but it's growing on me now that I can figure out basics. I might end up with gvim though, for the menus. I got Diakonos working very well, but it doesn't have code folding. =( I ran out of space trying to install emacs, but I'll play with it before this Sunday, and I'll borrow an emacs guru for some help getting ruby support working. I'm a bit scared of all the control-shift-meta-cokebottle-x hotkeys though. On a handheld those would suck. I think I'll blossom by being forced to not use an IDE. Test cases and solid little blocks of code will do well for me until I become more advanced. Too many advanced coders tell me that IDEs are an unnecessary crutch anyways. =) > I guess there's a certain coolness factor involved Oh yeah. It's *a computer* .. I just have to bone up on my martial arts so I can punch people out when they ask me if it can run Windows. =) > Too bad Sharp bailed out on the Zaurus line in the U.S. They bailed out in Japan too. I understand that It's not being produced anymore. Sigh. This means that I'll have to buy a half dozen of them. > I know the C > series is doable through importers and the line is a lot more > functional and powerful than the SL series. I dunno what you mean. I have an SL-C1000 =) > The suggestion about the zgcc package and cramfs is a good one. It > worked well from what I recall. But it just was so tedious and slow > compiling things directly on the Z that I didn't have the patience. I wouldn't mind leaving it sitting overnight to compile some essential tool. Heck, I could have stuff running in the background for a week.. it would be worth it.