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None of what I use a Mac for is available or practical on iOS. Atom, Git, bash, ssh, llvm, Python, R, PostreSQL, CouchDB, Docker, nginx, Node.js, homebrew, cur
by mr_toad 8y ago
None of what I use a Mac for is available or practical on iOS. Atom, Git, bash, ssh, llvm, Python, R, PostreSQL, CouchDB, Docker, nginx, Node.js, homebrew, curl, wget, ffmpeg...
I’m typing this on an iPad now. I mainly use it for web surfing, Netflix, email and casual gaming.
- ricardobeat 8y agoAll of that can be done in a remote VM. I use Coda + Shelly on an iPad pro and it's a pretty decent development experience. The real barrier is for (non-web) GUI development.
- alexktz 8y agoRemote VM is an interesting idea, what about mouse support?
- setr 8y agoout of that entire list, the only thing that called for a mouse was atom maybe we're returning to the age of terminal-only development ;) but with vector font rendering!
- pmontra 8y agoActually there were terminals with vector fonts in the '60s https://www.cca.org/vector/ https://www.cca.org/vector/
- mensetmanusman 8y agoYou can use swiftpoint on the jump desktop app (that is my setup), it’s highly portable. Don’t get the apple ipad keyboard though, no escape key...
- avcdsuia 8y agoWhat's the point of having an A12X chip while running everything remotely?
- ricardobeat 8y agoThe UI is absolutely smooth unlike any laptop! Coda has a local server/browser pair you can use for simpler things. But usually the kind of web work I'm doing barely exercises a single core, it all runs on a $2.50/month VM.