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The ecosystem is a killer. As a developer, it's missing everything I need to be built-in on a device: a terminal, VMware, SSH, remote access to other machines.
by mmastrac 11y ago
The ecosystem is a killer. As a developer, it's missing everything I need to be built-in on a device: a terminal, VMware, SSH, remote access to other machines. Obviously I'm not the target market, but consider the same thing for designers: where is Sketch for iOS? Where is the equivalent of desktop Photoshop?
I still think that iX devices are create for consumption and very basic creation, but anyone who is doing creation full-time isn't going to able to switch for some time.
- motdiem 11y agoFwiw most of my iPad dev time I spend in a terminal (I use the one bundled in coda) working on a remote machine. Being able to have a split screen between a terminal and safari actually sounds like it could actually be enough for me most of the time.
- mark_l_watson 11y agoI use the Prompt SSH/terminal and find it very useful. The custom virtual keyboard with large tab, etc. characters along the top helps a lot for Emacs, etc. I think it is just a matter of taste what devices we choose to use and it is fantastic having so many competing devices. I am also enthusiastic about Microsoft's one OS on all platforms approach and I look forward to seeing where that leads.