This problem probably won't be solved by Apple, but it will be solved by others who are working on browser-based IDEs right now. There are several browser-base

This problem probably won't be solved by Apple, but it will be solved by others who are working on browser-based IDEs right now. There are several browser-based programming sites such as http://www.playmycode.com/ http://www.playmycode.com/, cloud9, http://jsdo.it http://jsdo.it, jsfiddle, etc. Even Eclipse is coming out with a browser-based version soon (project orion). Now, some of these don't work on mobile or tablet devices yet (broken contenteditable in the browser), but they will. See for example the codemirror 2 editor, which does work on an ipad, albeit not perfectly: http://codemirror.net/2/ http://codemirror.net/2/ A related issue is what the author talks about - it's harder and slower to type on an ipad or smart phone than a device with a regular keyboard. I don't know of a solution to that yet. Perhaps it will involve better touch-driven keyboards (sort of like swype and related options - but tailored for programming), or perhaps using voice or the camera (gesture recognition) for input, or perhaps we'll just adapt and get used to the current on screen keyboards - kids aren't really complaining about them, and are pretty fast at using them, but there's a difference between typing a text message and programming with all the special symbols and indenting used (a pain without a regular keyboard). Or perhaps more scratch-like programming environments will gain popularity (program by dragging and dropping blocks instead of typing). See my post: http://edtechdev.wordpress.com/2011/03/03/contentnoteditable-what-the-death-of-the-mouse-and-keyboard-mean-for-content-creators/ http://edtechdev.wordpress.com/2011/03/03/contentnoteditable...