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It's not impossible to remain a creator while using an iPad (or other tablet) - at least not when it comes to development. There are certainly people who are ha

by prsimp 15y ago

It's not impossible to remain a creator while using an iPad (or other tablet) - at least not when it comes to development. There are certainly people who are happily developing on an iPad (albeit with a more powerful remote backend)[1]. I think we are likely to see even more of a shift in this direction as these devices become even more capable. [1] http://yieldthought.com/post/12239282034/swapped-my-macbook-for-an-ipad http://yieldthought.com/post/12239282034/swapped-my-macbook-...

victork2 15y ago
Ok, granted, it seems to work but when you look at the configuration: iPad 2 (16Gb, WiFi) Apple wireless keyboard Stilgut adjustable angle stand/case iSSH Linode 512 running Ubuntu 11.04 Apple VGA adapter This is basically the same configuration as an iMac! I'll take an example, most of the programmers I know when doing some serious coding have 2+ monitors because it's always good to run on the side, get the result live. Or just because you need to compare two files. On such a small screen, it's close to impossible. Also for a programmer a lot of the wasted time is browsing through long files, with an ipad and, again, a small screen = nightmare.
jiggy2011 15y ago
To be fair , that one article is the only evidence I have seen thus far of anybody using an iPad as their primary development machine. Wonder how he is getting on with it?
dinkumthinkum 15y ago
This is just not really that serious. There is not going to be widespread adoption of serious programmers doing this in anger. I promise. It's not going to happen. It's fitting a square peg in a round hole. This attitude wants me to have this overly complicated setup to have a really horrible version of what I can do swimmingly well with a little Thinkpad or whatever notebook you like. Done and done. No nonsense.
dinkumthinkum 15y ago
This is just not really that serious. There is not going to be widespread adoption of serious programmers doing this in anger. I promise. It's not going to happen. It's fitting a square peg in a round hole. This attitude wants me to have this overly complicated setup to have a really horrible version of what I can do swimmingly well with a little Thinkpad or whatever notebook you like. Done and done. No nonsense.

by prsimp 15y ago

victork2 15y ago

Ok, granted, it seems to work but when you look at the configuration: iPad 2 (16Gb, WiFi) Apple wireless keyboard Stilgut adjustable angle stand/case iSSH Linode 512 running Ubuntu 11.04 Apple VGA adapter This is basically the same configuration as an iMac! I'll take an example, most of the programmers I know when doing some serious coding have 2+ monitors because it's always good to run on the side, get the result live. Or just because you need to compare two files. On such a small screen, it's close to impossible. Also for a programmer a lot of the wasted time is browsing through long files, with an ipad and, again, a small screen = nightmare.

jiggy2011 15y ago

To be fair , that one article is the only evidence I have seen thus far of anybody using an iPad as their primary development machine. Wonder how he is getting on with it?

dinkumthinkum 15y ago

This is just not really that serious. There is not going to be widespread adoption of serious programmers doing this in anger. I promise. It's not going to happen. It's fitting a square peg in a round hole. This attitude wants me to have this overly complicated setup to have a really horrible version of what I can do swimmingly well with a little Thinkpad or whatever notebook you like. Done and done. No nonsense.

dinkumthinkum 15y ago