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Very cool, I wish jailbreak wasn't needed! Hopefully this shows Apple that people want to use their iPad as coding machines too...

prox 7y ago
What are you missing right now? I have been very happy with Buffer and the new files system, panes for multitasking, + VNC.
- asdff 7y ago
  give me root or give me death
  - tinus_hn 7y ago
    I give you... an Android tablet.
    - HeWhoLurksLate 7y ago
      * I sell you... a bad experience.
divbzero 7y ago
I have recently been coding on iPad using a combination of Working Copy [1] and Termius [2]. [1]: https://workingcopyapp.com/ https://workingcopyapp.com/ [2]: https://www.termius.com/ https://www.termius.com/ Working Copy is an amazing graphical Git client and integrates fully with iOS Files. But for now SSH/Mosh via Termius feels closer to a traditional dev environment. It gives me full access to the command line, tmux, vim, etc., and mapping caps lock → esc sidesteps the lack of an iPad escape key and would be my default on a computer anyway. I would love to have the best of both worlds: a traditional dev environment local to my iPad and integrated with native iOS APIs.
- month13 7y ago
  Tossing this in for people interested, Kodex (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kodex/id1038574481 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kodex/id1038574481) is a great text editor that can integrate with Working Copy locally.
  - mark_l_watson 7y ago
    Kodex looks good. The App Store mentioned in-app purchases, but I couldn’t find any info. I have been using Textastic for a long while with Working Copy. What are the advantages of Kodex over Textastic that you have seen?
    - ascagnel_ 7y ago
      There's only one IAP listed, and it's a $4.99US "Tip".
rock_artist 7y ago
Apple will eventually give you some kind of Xcode. BTW, few years ago this guy made some Xcode remote before joining Apple Xcode team :) - https://twitter.com/LouisDhauwe/status/1008071487721439233/video/1 https://twitter.com/LouisDhauwe/status/1008071487721439233/v... But that's only part of the problem. Still until Apple would give us the ability (similar to Android) running unsigned / not from App Store / no timebombs certs (similar to Android unknown sources), iOS is the most propriety platform and that's a shame.
- swiley 7y ago
  There are a couple ways but they’re both kind of a bitch and the OS deletes the app and its data after some period of time (depending on which method you use.)
- mark_l_watson 7y ago
  I agree that Apple will eventually provide some sort of Xcode support. For now, Pythonista is a proof of concept that you can effectively write small Python programs on an iPad. I plug my small iPad Pro into my USB-C interface large monitor and a few applications take advantage of dual screens to show different content. For now, I find that I can code while traveling using a remote Linux server, Working Copy, Prompt ssh shell app, and Textastic for local editing. Not very convenient, but it works. What is convenient on my iPad while traveling is writing. I use leanpub with markdown files stored in a github repo for each book, edit and do git stuff with Working Copy, and generate review PDFs on leanpub’s web app. This works fine. On rare occurrences I use Microsoft Word on my iPad, works great, but I prefer markdown and leanpub.
hatch_q 7y ago
I find it ironic that the best tablet to run full-fledged Linux is Microsoft Surface.
- martinsb 7y ago
  Not so ironic any more if we consider Microsoft’s work on WSL in a last couple of years.

prox 7y ago

What are you missing right now? I have been very happy with Buffer and the new files system, panes for multitasking, + VNC.

asdff 7y ago
give me root or give me death
- tinus_hn 7y ago
  I give you... an Android tablet.
  - HeWhoLurksLate 7y ago
    * I sell you... a bad experience.

divbzero 7y ago

I have recently been coding on iPad using a combination of Working Copy [1] and Termius [2]. [1]: https://workingcopyapp.com/ https://workingcopyapp.com/ [2]: https://www.termius.com/ https://www.termius.com/ Working Copy is an amazing graphical Git client and integrates fully with iOS Files. But for now SSH/Mosh via Termius feels closer to a traditional dev environment. It gives me full access to the command line, tmux, vim, etc., and mapping caps lock → esc sidesteps the lack of an iPad escape key and would be my default on a computer anyway. I would love to have the best of both worlds: a traditional dev environment local to my iPad and integrated with native iOS APIs.

month13 7y ago
Tossing this in for people interested, Kodex (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kodex/id1038574481 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kodex/id1038574481) is a great text editor that can integrate with Working Copy locally.
- mark_l_watson 7y ago
  Kodex looks good. The App Store mentioned in-app purchases, but I couldn’t find any info. I have been using Textastic for a long while with Working Copy. What are the advantages of Kodex over Textastic that you have seen?
  - ascagnel_ 7y ago
    There's only one IAP listed, and it's a $4.99US "Tip".

rock_artist 7y ago

Apple will eventually give you some kind of Xcode. BTW, few years ago this guy made some Xcode remote before joining Apple Xcode team :) - https://twitter.com/LouisDhauwe/status/1008071487721439233/video/1 https://twitter.com/LouisDhauwe/status/1008071487721439233/v... But that's only part of the problem. Still until Apple would give us the ability (similar to Android) running unsigned / not from App Store / no timebombs certs (similar to Android unknown sources), iOS is the most propriety platform and that's a shame.

swiley 7y ago
There are a couple ways but they’re both kind of a bitch and the OS deletes the app and its data after some period of time (depending on which method you use.)
mark_l_watson 7y ago
I agree that Apple will eventually provide some sort of Xcode support. For now, Pythonista is a proof of concept that you can effectively write small Python programs on an iPad. I plug my small iPad Pro into my USB-C interface large monitor and a few applications take advantage of dual screens to show different content. For now, I find that I can code while traveling using a remote Linux server, Working Copy, Prompt ssh shell app, and Textastic for local editing. Not very convenient, but it works. What is convenient on my iPad while traveling is writing. I use leanpub with markdown files stored in a github repo for each book, edit and do git stuff with Working Copy, and generate review PDFs on leanpub’s web app. This works fine. On rare occurrences I use Microsoft Word on my iPad, works great, but I prefer markdown and leanpub.

hatch_q 7y ago

I find it ironic that the best tablet to run full-fledged Linux is Microsoft Surface.

martinsb 7y ago
Not so ironic any more if we consider Microsoft’s work on WSL in a last couple of years.