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These are some really... unlikely predictions. Especially this one: Xcode for the iPad: This is more of a wet dream, but Apple is building on the iOS as their

These are some really... unlikely predictions. Especially this one: Xcode for the iPad: This is more of a wet dream, but Apple is building on the iOS as their main operating system for the future, and to get the real hardcore users to move to it, they have to make an IDE available. The main reason I gave up on my iPad and gave it to my mom was the lack of a good IDE (plus she really liked it :-). This one makes me a little ill. Who would ever choose to develop in a crippled OS on underpowered hardware with no keyboard?! Argh it's like sometimes I feel there are two groups of software developers and I'm in the increasingly shrinking sane one. Fortunately, everything from Apple indicates the exact opposite about OS X and that OS X is more likely to become a developer-only environment than iOS to become any kind of development environment.

hmottestad 15y ago
They could try for a visual DSL. Something like Automator, but with more options.
- chrisjsmith 15y ago
  I'd like to see that. I think automator is the best part of OS-X and bringing portable automation would truly make the world a better place.
  - breiner 15y ago
    I'd like to see that too! oded from http://oded.us http://oded.us
pagekalisedown 15y ago
Building with Xcode 4 on my mac is slow enough as it is. I can't imagine how bad it would be on iPad.
- reitzensteinm 15y ago
  Or if it's even possible. Doesn't the iPad 2 have 512mb of RAM? You'd have to do some serious black magic to run a heavy weight IDE, compiler/linker and underlying OS in that footprint. I guess there's always virtual memory...
  - micmcg 15y ago
    IOS doesn't have virtual memory... Actually a quick google says that might not be true, but it definitely has no swap file.
joelhaasnoot 15y ago
Xcode is a monster as is. The UI is now streamlined in Xcode 4 (atleast somewhat), but scaling it down, no way this will happen any time soon. Apple doesn't seem to be too keen on making developer tools for iPhone/iPad: there's a lot that could be done in the space. (See the spare tools app for Android)
mml 15y ago
you forgot "tiny screen too". the op is apparently in need of medication.

hmottestad 15y ago

They could try for a visual DSL. Something like Automator, but with more options.

chrisjsmith 15y ago
I'd like to see that. I think automator is the best part of OS-X and bringing portable automation would truly make the world a better place.
- breiner 15y ago
  I'd like to see that too! oded from http://oded.us http://oded.us

pagekalisedown 15y ago

Building with Xcode 4 on my mac is slow enough as it is. I can't imagine how bad it would be on iPad.

reitzensteinm 15y ago
Or if it's even possible. Doesn't the iPad 2 have 512mb of RAM? You'd have to do some serious black magic to run a heavy weight IDE, compiler/linker and underlying OS in that footprint. I guess there's always virtual memory...
- micmcg 15y ago
  IOS doesn't have virtual memory... Actually a quick google says that might not be true, but it definitely has no swap file.

joelhaasnoot 15y ago

Xcode is a monster as is. The UI is now streamlined in Xcode 4 (atleast somewhat), but scaling it down, no way this will happen any time soon. Apple doesn't seem to be too keen on making developer tools for iPhone/iPad: there's a lot that could be done in the space. (See the spare tools app for Android)

mml 15y ago

you forgot "tiny screen too". the op is apparently in need of medication.