4 ms·

"You can do good computer science with a desktop, a tablet, or a pen and paper. " What development environments run well on a tablet?

• dagw 8y ago
  I haven't tried it, but people say nice things about Swift Playground. If you add a keyboard and an internet connection you can also use any of the web based IDEs and programming notebooks out there.
  • maxxxxx 8y ago
    Why would you do this over a setup with real keyboards and a big screen? I couldn't imagine myself staring a tablet the whole day.
    • chrisseaton 8y ago
      If you attach a Bluetooth keyboard and use a larger tablet what is the effective difference between that and a small laptop?
      • gowld 8y ago
        Nothing, but that's disingenuous, because kids aren't hanging out with keyboards and >11inch screens.
      • maxxxxx 8y ago
        Once we have 24" tablets maybe this would work for me.
    • dagw 8y ago
      Why would you do this over a setup with real keyboards and a big screen Given the choice I wouldn't, my point was more that only having access to an iPad is no reason to not be able to learn how to program.
• chrisseaton 8y ago
  Just one example is https://www.mathworks.com/products/matlab-mobile.html https://www.mathworks.com/products/matlab-mobile.html