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I don't know about other people, but for me programming includes some googling, checking documentation, switching to terminal... basically a lot of alt-tabbing

I don't know about other people, but for me programming includes some googling, checking documentation, switching to terminal... basically a lot of alt-tabbing (and some copy-pasting). Can't imagine myself doing this comfortably on a tablet.

merpnderp 10y ago
Doesn't cmd-tab work to switch apps on the iPad now? And ctrl-tab works in ios Safari to switch tabs. Looks like your (and my) workflow would be fine. http://9to5mac.com/2015/11/20/ipad-keyboard-shortcuts-cheat-sheet/ http://9to5mac.com/2015/11/20/ipad-keyboard-shortcuts-cheat-...
Razengan 10y ago
This would be perfect for some last minute coding in bed though. If it supports split-view, then you can use your browser/terminal alongside it.
simlevesque 10y ago
If you plug a keyboard in an iPad, you can alt+tab and you'll see this : http://i.stack.imgur.com/O40Fy.jpg http://i.stack.imgur.com/O40Fy.jpg It works the same as on Windows or Mac (not so sure). edit : I was scooped ! Let me add something : The exact same thing works on Android.
wlesieutre 10y ago
Believe it or not, you can alt-tab on an iPad now if you have a keyboard hooked up. https://www.subtraction.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2015-06-08-ios9-external-keyboard.png https://www.subtraction.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2015-... And while iOS won't give you a local terminal, remote servers are in reach with a pretty nice SSH client: https://panic.com/prompt/ https://panic.com/prompt/ Text selection on a touchscreen still sucks compared to a mouse, unfortunately. Still, if an IDE can hit most/all of your needs, I can see iOS working pretty well as a programming environment. Apple's Swift Playgrounds in iOS 10 feels like a first step toward them bringing Xcode over.
recursive 10y ago
How about 2 tablets?
jasonkester 10y ago
Imagine a tool that did all of that for you. Everything about your code, the libraries and APIs you're using, their documentation, function signatures, return types and codes, all a simple keystroke away, without having to so much as glance away from the line of code you're on. And your code sneakily compiling itself in the background and reporting back anything that could potentially raise itself as an issue, run-time or compile time, presenting it all in the form of little red squigglies and gutter icons. Imagine writing an entire feature without ever having to alt-tab anywhere other than the end product (browser, app, whatever), and never needing to google anything at all. It'd be pretty cool, right? That's an IDE. This guy built one that lets you do all that stuff on a tablet.
- d0lph 10y ago
  Still have to google some (maybe a bit less), but, agreed.
praeclarum 10y ago
At least on an iPad Pro, I have found the split view with Safari docked to the right to be very adequate (actually, good) as the app contains lots of links to online docs.

merpnderp 10y ago

Doesn't cmd-tab work to switch apps on the iPad now? And ctrl-tab works in ios Safari to switch tabs. Looks like your (and my) workflow would be fine. http://9to5mac.com/2015/11/20/ipad-keyboard-shortcuts-cheat-sheet/ http://9to5mac.com/2015/11/20/ipad-keyboard-shortcuts-cheat-...

Razengan 10y ago

This would be perfect for some last minute coding in bed though. If it supports split-view, then you can use your browser/terminal alongside it.

simlevesque 10y ago

If you plug a keyboard in an iPad, you can alt+tab and you'll see this : http://i.stack.imgur.com/O40Fy.jpg http://i.stack.imgur.com/O40Fy.jpg It works the same as on Windows or Mac (not so sure). edit : I was scooped ! Let me add something : The exact same thing works on Android.

wlesieutre 10y ago

Believe it or not, you can alt-tab on an iPad now if you have a keyboard hooked up. https://www.subtraction.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2015-06-08-ios9-external-keyboard.png https://www.subtraction.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2015-... And while iOS won't give you a local terminal, remote servers are in reach with a pretty nice SSH client: https://panic.com/prompt/ https://panic.com/prompt/ Text selection on a touchscreen still sucks compared to a mouse, unfortunately. Still, if an IDE can hit most/all of your needs, I can see iOS working pretty well as a programming environment. Apple's Swift Playgrounds in iOS 10 feels like a first step toward them bringing Xcode over.

recursive 10y ago

How about 2 tablets?

jasonkester 10y ago

Imagine a tool that did all of that for you. Everything about your code, the libraries and APIs you're using, their documentation, function signatures, return types and codes, all a simple keystroke away, without having to so much as glance away from the line of code you're on. And your code sneakily compiling itself in the background and reporting back anything that could potentially raise itself as an issue, run-time or compile time, presenting it all in the form of little red squigglies and gutter icons. Imagine writing an entire feature without ever having to alt-tab anywhere other than the end product (browser, app, whatever), and never needing to google anything at all. It'd be pretty cool, right? That's an IDE. This guy built one that lets you do all that stuff on a tablet.

d0lph 10y ago
Still have to google some (maybe a bit less), but, agreed.

praeclarum 10y ago

At least on an iPad Pro, I have found the split view with Safari docked to the right to be very adequate (actually, good) as the app contains lots of links to online docs.