5 ms·

Yeah, I'm with the other commenter. I would still be using my iPad for development, except for the fact that I found the 9.5" screen to be just too limiting. T

Yeah, I'm with the other commenter. I would still be using my iPad for development, except for the fact that I found the 9.5" screen to be just too limiting. The other reason was that all the bluetooth keyboards require a separate cable for charging, which I hate. The larger screen and the fact that they keyboard cover is powered by the tablet itself makes this super compelling. Not for my "every day development" machine, but for use on road trips or so I can go spend some time in the middle of the woods without a full-sized laptop in tow. Also, the updated screen tech for the pencil hopefully means I don't need to buy a separate Wacom tablet.

fumar 11y ago
Interesting to hear a user not interested in the angle of the screen. This is something that is a big concern for productivity focused sessions on any device. Mainly comfort and posture come to mind, but I also think viewability is worth mentioning. It is one of the reasons why monitors tilt. It looks like the the iPad Pro is limited to one angle when the keyboard is in use. I am curious to see how consumers deal with the first-gen and how apple will solve this going forward.
fillskills 11y ago
May I ask what kind of development tools are available on the ipad? What is the dev workflow? I am very interested in this and hope this becomes more and more common as tablets evolve to support development. But havent seen anything serious enough yet.
- tammer 11y ago
  Working Copy[1] is the first app I've seen to come along and really change the situation. A pretty glaring limitation of previous solutions was reliance on SSH for git control. Working Copy provides a great subset of git tools graphically. It's got a great editor, and lets you bounce files into any editor you please to be committed when appropriate. Coda[2] for iOS is also very compelling for a number of tasks, most importantly web development with a live preview. Editorial[3] is worth mentioning as well for it's deep customizability and scriptability. So, the workflow is still pretty reliant on a desktop or VPS somewhere but the tools are becoming much cleaner and more integrated along the newer app communication features of iOS. [1]: http://workingcopyapp.com http://workingcopyapp.com [2]: https://panic.com/coda-ios/ https://panic.com/coda-ios/ [3]: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/editorial/id673907758?mt=8 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/editorial/id673907758?mt=8
  - fillskills 11y ago
    Thanks. These tools are very nice. WorkingCopy looks seriously awesome. Will try it out. Like you mentioned there are lot of limitations on these tools and iOS itself. Would love to see local servers (is that even possible?) or other deployment strategies to test when access to desktop is not possible.
    - rdsnsca 11y ago
      You might also want to talk a look at Dash (API Documentation Browser with over 150 docksets) and Dringend (IDE). https://kapeli.com/dash_ios https://kapeli.com/dash_ios http://dringend.cc http://dringend.cc
- numbsafari 11y ago
  I used Prompt, by Panic. I basically used the tablet as a terminal to an EC2 instance. vim, tmux, git ... When I was away from Wifi, it was a good excuse not to think about work.

fumar 11y ago

Interesting to hear a user not interested in the angle of the screen. This is something that is a big concern for productivity focused sessions on any device. Mainly comfort and posture come to mind, but I also think viewability is worth mentioning. It is one of the reasons why monitors tilt. It looks like the the iPad Pro is limited to one angle when the keyboard is in use. I am curious to see how consumers deal with the first-gen and how apple will solve this going forward.

fillskills 11y ago

May I ask what kind of development tools are available on the ipad? What is the dev workflow? I am very interested in this and hope this becomes more and more common as tablets evolve to support development. But havent seen anything serious enough yet.

tammer 11y ago
Working Copy[1] is the first app I've seen to come along and really change the situation. A pretty glaring limitation of previous solutions was reliance on SSH for git control. Working Copy provides a great subset of git tools graphically. It's got a great editor, and lets you bounce files into any editor you please to be committed when appropriate. Coda[2] for iOS is also very compelling for a number of tasks, most importantly web development with a live preview. Editorial[3] is worth mentioning as well for it's deep customizability and scriptability. So, the workflow is still pretty reliant on a desktop or VPS somewhere but the tools are becoming much cleaner and more integrated along the newer app communication features of iOS. [1]: http://workingcopyapp.com http://workingcopyapp.com [2]: https://panic.com/coda-ios/ https://panic.com/coda-ios/ [3]: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/editorial/id673907758?mt=8 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/editorial/id673907758?mt=8
- fillskills 11y ago
  Thanks. These tools are very nice. WorkingCopy looks seriously awesome. Will try it out. Like you mentioned there are lot of limitations on these tools and iOS itself. Would love to see local servers (is that even possible?) or other deployment strategies to test when access to desktop is not possible.
  - rdsnsca 11y ago
    You might also want to talk a look at Dash (API Documentation Browser with over 150 docksets) and Dringend (IDE). https://kapeli.com/dash_ios https://kapeli.com/dash_ios http://dringend.cc http://dringend.cc
numbsafari 11y ago
I used Prompt, by Panic. I basically used the tablet as a terminal to an EC2 instance. vim, tmux, git ... When I was away from Wifi, it was a good excuse not to think about work.