On the device, tap the menu button, then tap "Xterm"
Type in 'nano helloworld.py'
Enter the text 'print "Hello, World!"'
Ctrl-x, ctrl-s to save the file
Enter 'python helloworld.py' and press enter
Of course, as Maemo is based on Debian, you can easily install Ruby, PHP or even a C compiler.
WP:
Despite a modest launch and a limited distribution in terms of markets, Nokia's N9 model has reached sales estimated between 1.5 and 2 million devices. According to Nokia's own quarterly report and analyst company Canalys analyses, the combined deliveries of the comparable Lumia devices summed to approximately 1.2-1.5 million in the last quarter.
The N9 is the next in the series after the N900, and aside from a lot of very cute UI changes, and a lack of a keyboard (which was relegated to the N950), it still runs on Maemo (though branded MeeGo) and is a Linux phone.
Oh, and they switched to rpms from debs, I think. I can see how that would make you think they were unrelated:)
Download AIDE from play market
Enable apps from untrusted sources
Start coding
Run your app!
AIDE really is a fantastic achievement, i had a play about with it when my laptop died a few weeks back and i was itching for some coding! It's a fully-fledged development environment with code completion, refactoring and many other cool features. Something surreal about writing android apps on an android device!
