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> The author is the one who speaks for everyone. No, he doesn't. He speaks of his own experiences. In fact, he states as much very clearly in the introduction

by ar0 10y ago

> The author is the one who speaks for everyone. No, he doesn't. He speaks of his own experiences. In fact, he states as much very clearly in the introduction: "The Mac and the iPad can coexist in a market where customers believe one is superior to the other. I prefer working on the iPad; others like their Macs more. And that's fine[...]".

wslh 10y ago
> He speaks of his own experiences. His experiences only work for a few people. For example, Node.js is one the top programming languages being used now, how do you develop with Node.js in the iPad Pro? Java? C/C++? Go?
- falcolas 10y ago
  The same way he did Python, in a console. The only languages which may be a challenge to program in that fashion would be Swift, Objective C, and C# - because they are so tied to MacOS and Windows respectively. A well set up Vim or Emacs is perfectly capable of writing Node.js, Java, C (side note - hilarious that you tried to use this as an example, given that C and C++ are probably written by a majority of developers in the console) and Go.
  - wslh 10y ago
    Developing using a remote computer is not developing in the iPad itself.
    - whiskers 10y ago
      The point is that it's an equivalent workflow. It doesn't make the process of developing worse if you're used to those tools so why does it matter if it's 100% local? We can assume if it's working for them then network connectivity isn't an issue (which is isn't for most of us, most of the time).
    - caconym_ 10y ago
      Since we're talking about the feasibility of using an iPad for software development, this seems like irrelevant semantics.
- jimmywanger 10y ago
  > For example, Node.js is one the top programming languages being used now Node.js is not a programming language. It's a framework. I currently develop Node.js for work, and I always SSH into a remote machine to run tests and do development work. Developing Javascript, C, Go, and Java over a ssh connection is doable, one of the best options in the case of C and Javascript.

by ar0 10y ago

wslh 10y ago

> He speaks of his own experiences. His experiences only work for a few people. For example, Node.js is one the top programming languages being used now, how do you develop with Node.js in the iPad Pro? Java? C/C++? Go?

falcolas 10y ago
The same way he did Python, in a console. The only languages which may be a challenge to program in that fashion would be Swift, Objective C, and C# - because they are so tied to MacOS and Windows respectively. A well set up Vim or Emacs is perfectly capable of writing Node.js, Java, C (side note - hilarious that you tried to use this as an example, given that C and C++ are probably written by a majority of developers in the console) and Go.
- wslh 10y ago
  Developing using a remote computer is not developing in the iPad itself.
  - whiskers 10y ago
    The point is that it's an equivalent workflow. It doesn't make the process of developing worse if you're used to those tools so why does it matter if it's 100% local? We can assume if it's working for them then network connectivity isn't an issue (which is isn't for most of us, most of the time).
  - caconym_ 10y ago
    Since we're talking about the feasibility of using an iPad for software development, this seems like irrelevant semantics.
jimmywanger 10y ago
> For example, Node.js is one the top programming languages being used now Node.js is not a programming language. It's a framework. I currently develop Node.js for work, and I always SSH into a remote machine to run tests and do development work. Developing Javascript, C, Go, and Java over a ssh connection is doable, one of the best options in the case of C and Javascript.