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For me personally, it's just the convenience of always having my phone in my pocket. Sometimes when out and about and I have a bit of free time, but haven't brought my laptop, it's nice to be able to just pick up my phone and hack for a bit. I wouldn't do full blown project on it though.

I couple of years back, I really liked replit for having probably the best integrated IDE on a phone. Everything was so smooth and well thought out.

Some places are too crowded for even a small laptop. Also, I have seen so many people saying wish I could do that programming thing but I am on my phone right now. Termux allows me to do all of that.

> Aren’t laptops a little more ergonomic and flexible to hack on?

Just judging purely from the weight of devices, no.

Is a 2 lb device a genuine impediment to most people?

Depending on circumstances, it can easily be.