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I'm considering a Surface Pro X for this purpose. Better aspect ratio, better first-party thin keyboard, bundled LTE, fair price relative to the iPad Pro, bette
by 013a 7y ago
I'm considering a Surface Pro X for this purpose. Better aspect ratio, better first-party thin keyboard, bundled LTE, fair price relative to the iPad Pro, better developer tool support (though, its still ARM Windows so...)
My dream is an ultra-thin, low/medium power device that essentially just runs the editor, plus a full local CLI environment and maybe some basic stuff like compilers/etc, move all the super hungry stuff like containers, databases, queues etc to the cloud. iPad is kind of there, though you're probably still going to be editing off of an SFTP share if you want to use one of the mediocre editors available on the App Store. Plus any web development is still a pipe dream given the lack of dev tooling in Safari mobile. Backend-facing development is more possible, but the Surface Pro X feels much closer to this dream.
- mrfusion 7y agoSurface looks cool but I’d hate to start worrying about viruses on my tablet. Edit: I didn’t expect to be downvoted. Are viruses not a concern?
- 013a 7y agoViruses really aren't an issue if you're (1) keeping your software up to date, and (2) aren't an idiot while browsing the internet. Modern browsers are very secure. Modern Windows is also very secure. I'd expect that ARM-based Windows is even less of a target.
- scarface74 7y agoBut with iPads, I can download any random app and mostly be assured that it won’t escape the sandbox. I’m not saying iOS is perfectly secure, but Windows and Macs are for lack of a better phrase, designed to be insecure.
- rewgs 7y agoIt's a bit lame that you're being downvoted, but no, viruses aren't much of a concern. That line is more Apple fear mongering than anything else nowadays, generally speaking.