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Please elaborate.

• zepto 5y ago
  I love iPads - I have used one almost every day since they were first released. But.. they just aren’t great for the same kinds of professional software that works well on the desktop. It’s not about Apple’s policies. It that the Mac is just better for desktop style apps for obvious reasons. I do think that this can be overcome in the end by really figuring out how to design for the platform, but we are nowhere near that today. I have bought various editors including Coda, and I also bought prompt (which Panic is still working on). I use prompt regularly for impromptu server maintenance or quick diagnostics, but I never use the editors. This is all about what the devices are good for and nothing to do with policies.
  • smoldesu 5y ago
    Either way, the original comment was arguing that the limitations in place are entirely arbitrary, and their argument still rings true. Apparently, the iPhone worked just fine as a code editor: as they mention in the article, the primary technical hurdle was the Javascript engine, which was forced to use Apple's gimped WebKit offerings instead of a real browser engine.
    • zepto 5y ago
      > Either way, the original comment was arguing that the limitations in place are entirely arbitrary, No, the original comment argued that the limitations are the only reason a class of professional software is not successful on iOS, which is certainly false. > Apparently, the iPhone worked just fine as a code editor Obviously it doesn’t work as well as a Mac. Few people would choose to edit code on an iPhone where a Mac or Linux machine was available instead, so no it doesn’t ‘work just fine’.