Not necessarily an emacs editor. I love the GUI of TextMate, but a lot of what makes TextMate usable is its bundles, which definitely won't be allowed by Apple.

Not necessarily an emacs editor. I love the GUI of TextMate, but a lot of what makes TextMate usable is its bundles, which definitely won't be allowed by Apple. All I would like is a reasonably good text editor with a project drawer and syntax highlighting. Preferably something that can integrate with git. Maybe I am dreaming. I love just being able to read code, not necessarily type it on the iPad, since I do review existing open source projects (such as picking open gems and learning about them) or review source code changes from git. MBA is nice, but you still need to pull the seat tray down. The iPad lets me read code like a magazine. And it fits on the elliptical for working out. So yes, call me foolish for wanting to do this on the iPad, but I just love its form factor!