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Get a cloud VM and Blink.sh, an SSH/mosh client. You can totally have a Unix environment on the iPad. It's limited, but still pretty powerful.

varjag 6y ago
I'm sure it's possible, but just as you say - limited, so I see little point.
- read_if_gay_ 6y ago
  It's no question that a "real" Unix system is more powerful, but a VPS has been surprisingly usable to me. Many commandline tasks are more enjoyable on the iPad than on my desktop. The rest, I just fall back to my desktop. Try it - you might be surprised how powerful it is.
  - varjag 6y ago
    Thanks for the tip, I might try it at some point, would need the keyboard folio first tho. Am no stranger to bizarre setups. Have used remote shell on Palm PDA with foldout keyboard over IRDA via cellphone GSM modem; now this was cumbersome setup. Had Agenda VR3 Linux PDA and coded on it. It's really comfy with mb12 now tho and I like network independence. I code on the planes all the time, somehow it's really easy to get in the flow. So I like how this setup works on the foldout tray and without network to count on. Doing tons of field work too. In late January had to code for 6 hours with my ass on a tunnel tarmac north of Trondheim. Though of course most of the time I work within network range.
tedk-42 6y ago
Pretty sad to see people touting this as a workaround solution. It's still a workaround - possibly the most basic one for any kind of thin client there is. I want a consistent IDE as well and right now, you can't run vscode properly on an iPad. I'm still hopeful that future apple silicon macs will be able to do local development with more grunt than current macs. I guess we'll see.
- read_if_gay_ 6y ago
  Yes you can. Look at code-server. And yes, for doing development on the iPad basically everything is a workaround, but that doesn’t automatically make it worthless. Neither does the fact that it’s basic. I don’t get your criticism.
  - tedk-42 6y ago
    Well aware of code server. Again if your making a bunch of work around, it gets in the way of actual work. With your rational, I could do development on my phone as a thin client.
    - read_if_gay_ 6y ago
      > Again if your making a bunch of work around, it gets in the way of actual work. Yes. But it’s not getting in the way that much. code-server is exactly what you were asking for, an IDE on iPad. You’re moving the goalposts here and not even specifying why and where to. > With your rational, I could do development on my phone as a thin client. No. You’re taking my argument ad absurdum. I’m saying the tradeoff isn’t that bad on iPad. That says nothing about phones.
      - tedk-42 6y ago
        Web IDES have been around forever. They don't qualify as a real IDE. I'm not moving the goal posts. You're making them bigger to fit your needs.
        read_if_gay_ 6y ago
        Then, contrary to what you said previously, VS Code never was an IDE in the first place because it's an Electron app, it's built on web tech. That also means there's literally zero difference running VS Code in the browser vs. the electron app save for the browser toolbar (which Safari hides if you add a bookmark to the homescreen, which also nets you an app icon. At that point this "workaround" gives you exactly the same experience as a native app. Not sure what issues you're still seeing there.)

varjag 6y ago

I'm sure it's possible, but just as you say - limited, so I see little point.

read_if_gay_ 6y ago
It's no question that a "real" Unix system is more powerful, but a VPS has been surprisingly usable to me. Many commandline tasks are more enjoyable on the iPad than on my desktop. The rest, I just fall back to my desktop. Try it - you might be surprised how powerful it is.
- varjag 6y ago
  Thanks for the tip, I might try it at some point, would need the keyboard folio first tho. Am no stranger to bizarre setups. Have used remote shell on Palm PDA with foldout keyboard over IRDA via cellphone GSM modem; now this was cumbersome setup. Had Agenda VR3 Linux PDA and coded on it. It's really comfy with mb12 now tho and I like network independence. I code on the planes all the time, somehow it's really easy to get in the flow. So I like how this setup works on the foldout tray and without network to count on. Doing tons of field work too. In late January had to code for 6 hours with my ass on a tunnel tarmac north of Trondheim. Though of course most of the time I work within network range.

tedk-42 6y ago

Pretty sad to see people touting this as a workaround solution. It's still a workaround - possibly the most basic one for any kind of thin client there is. I want a consistent IDE as well and right now, you can't run vscode properly on an iPad. I'm still hopeful that future apple silicon macs will be able to do local development with more grunt than current macs. I guess we'll see.

read_if_gay_ 6y ago
Yes you can. Look at code-server. And yes, for doing development on the iPad basically everything is a workaround, but that doesn’t automatically make it worthless. Neither does the fact that it’s basic. I don’t get your criticism.
- tedk-42 6y ago
  Well aware of code server. Again if your making a bunch of work around, it gets in the way of actual work. With your rational, I could do development on my phone as a thin client.
  - read_if_gay_ 6y ago
    > Again if your making a bunch of work around, it gets in the way of actual work. Yes. But it’s not getting in the way that much. code-server is exactly what you were asking for, an IDE on iPad. You’re moving the goalposts here and not even specifying why and where to. > With your rational, I could do development on my phone as a thin client. No. You’re taking my argument ad absurdum. I’m saying the tradeoff isn’t that bad on iPad. That says nothing about phones.
    - tedk-42 6y ago
      Web IDES have been around forever. They don't qualify as a real IDE. I'm not moving the goal posts. You're making them bigger to fit your needs.
      - read_if_gay_ 6y ago
        Then, contrary to what you said previously, VS Code never was an IDE in the first place because it's an Electron app, it's built on web tech. That also means there's literally zero difference running VS Code in the browser vs. the electron app save for the browser toolbar (which Safari hides if you add a bookmark to the homescreen, which also nets you an app icon. At that point this "workaround" gives you exactly the same experience as a native app. Not sure what issues you're still seeing there.)