On a conventional laptop I can run the entire stack locally. This can be anything from "run XAMPP" to "fire up a stack of virtual machines and containers allow

On a conventional laptop I can run the entire stack locally. This can be anything from "run XAMPP" to "fire up a stack of virtual machines and containers allowing you to mock up an entire data centre all on one physical box." In contrast, an iPad is little more than an editor and/or terminal that relies on a lot of outside infrastructure to do something meaningful with what you're typing.