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> They clearly want ipad to replace macs for consumption, not coding I don't know what they want, but they're clearly preparing for a future where iPads are th
by culturestate 5y ago
> They clearly want ipad to replace macs for consumption, not coding
I don't know what they want, but they're clearly preparing for a future where iPads are the default for consumption and creation.
There are multiple physical keyboard options, the Pencil is consistently refreshed, iPadOS has mouse/trackpad support now, and there's even an official - if very limited - iPad IDE[1] for learning Swift.
1. https://www.apple.com/sg/swift/playgrounds/ https://www.apple.com/sg/swift/playgrounds/
- imwillofficial 5y agoSwift playgrounds does not change their “app console” philosophy as can be seen from their documents shown in their legal battle with Epic (I’m on mobile so I don’t have the link handy)
- culturestate 5y agoIf we’ve learned anything from Apple’s history, it’s that what they say today has little bearing on what they’ll do tomorrow.
- imwillofficial 5y agoThe truest comment I've ever read. Honestly I hope you're right! How cool would that be?