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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 c

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.

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.