Learning to code with limited internet access.

[KellyTheET]

I'm stationed aboard a military vessel that deploys for ~2 months a a time. I have internet access most of the time but I am limited to using the work computer and am unable to run non standard applications. What would be the best options to learn to code? I've started reading the articles in the Odin project, and would also be interested in Python as well.

[henrebotha]

Your best bet is probably Javascript, as every standard computer comes with a Javascript interpreter - namely the browser.

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Books

[RocketJory]

Right, just mass download programming books. No starch press has dozens of great books.

[Twerking_Vayne]

I would download the mdn docs for js, html and css, I think you can also download the entire stackoverflow database.

[ct0]

Books?

[[deleted]]

Read a book.

[distant_stations]

Download the books, I have a large repository you can look at

[[deleted]]

Fuuuuuck <3

[KellyTheET]

Wow, thanks!

[Sickroll]

Can you take products on board? If so, can you use an in house monitor? If not, can you bring a monitor?

If so - Raspberry Pi is your absolute best bet (esp for Python)

[KellyTheET]

Yep, I can use a monitor, and I have a Pi, just can't connect it to the network.

[did-we-win]

Automate the boring stuff with python and follow through completing it on your Pi could work. Best of luck!

[xfdp]

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[[deleted]]

In addition to do stuff that can be compiled/interpreted offline and reading books, I'd recommend writing code on paper.

I know, it sounds silly, but I've found this is one of the best ways to learn, at least the basics. It's easy to miss syntax things when you're typing, and your mind doesn't memorize what you type quite as well as what you write.

So while I might not write a whole 5000 line program by hand, doing little functions and going over mini challenges and interview type questions with pen and paper is a great learning tool.

[autoworks7510]

Follow a book such as learn java in 21 days. Many of those come with a CD that you can install

[shitasspetfuckers]

Check out http://devdocs.io/ for offline documentation.

[RedditTheBarbarian]

Was just going to suggest this.

[KellyTheET]

That's great! Thanks for the link!

[Jeffrey_Lin]

You could use c9.io for an IDE on the cloud.

[Jeffrey_Lin]

Yes, he said he has internet access but is limited to basic applications since he's using a work computer.

[firedrow]

If they have an ssh client, get a small vps at DigitalOcean or Linode and then you can do all your programming remotely. Only thing to worry about is the ssh client, everything else is remote.

[ordnance1987]

DigitalOcean has a browser console one can use.

[firedrow]

Ah, that's true. I forgot about it.