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MacBook 12” works great, has a better keyboard, is probably lighter/smaller than an iPad Pro Why not use that instead?

• eludwig 9y ago
  Of course, the reason is that we wouldn't be talking about an article that described using your laptop to do something that its been doing since the 1990s! ;D But seriously, I think these kinds of articles are great. I love to hear about people's different setups and trying to push what can be done on iPads. Why not? The thing for me is that I absolutely LOVE my iPad (i have an Air2 for general use and a 12.9, mainly for art-related use) and I really, really want my iPads to do more -- to become more "real" work-capable. Why do I want that? I think the reason is because these things are so close to being a single thing to carry around. They are so perfect for certain things (web browsing, email, chat, and many types of gaming) that I would really like to keep expanding that list. I'd love a world where the iPad is the only device I take with me on trips. I also think it's real important for everyone to keep pointing out the glaring flaws of tablets (iPads in particular). In a way, this article just reinforces the fact that the inability to do real, local programming work is a real limiter for a lot of people. Also, my favorite complaint is about just how awful selecting and editing text is. I'd love for Apple to fix these things.
• josteink 9y ago
  If you want to work with Docker (like this guy does)... Using something Linux-friendly is probably better. Like a ThinkPad. Docker is a million times better on Linux than any other platform, so if all the work you do is through Docker, it seems insane not to make that as a base-optimization.