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Anyone tried to do this as a web developer? I know theres an app or two geared towards being a web dev environment, the one good one i found (its called Gusto o

Anyone tried to do this as a web developer? I know theres an app or two geared towards being a web dev environment, the one good one i found (its called Gusto on the app store) i didnt get to test properly because it didnt support SFTP yet (due to apple requiring some permission from the gov or something, not technical limitation).

moconnor 15y ago
I do some web development in my spare time but I think I'd really miss the developer tools in the browser if I did more client-side javascript. There's always firefox-in-vnc, but that's a pretty awful solution.
rsl7 15y ago
It's almost impossible if you need to do anything related to graphics. Even picking a color. Maybe you have such things already laid out in proper sass files, and you've mastered zen-coding, know most of the various parameters, have templates for everything, don't need to look up sample code all the time, and you don't need to copy and paste random things from the web (text selection in safari is still awfully dodgy). And you don't need the various standards and documentation open right next to you. Still.. even plain HTML is a lot more visual than code. so much switching can suck. .. now, two or three iPads, that's the ticket.
csixty4 15y ago
I was just using Gusto for web development at lunch yesterday. It's a pretty good way to work if you don't want to drag a full laptop around everywhere. It's like that famous saying about the best camera -- the best coding tool is the one you have with you.
ricardobeat 15y ago
I tried to, but a few things make it impossible: - Most editors suck in one way or another - You have to work on a terminal if you want version control, builds or setup local servers - Mobile Safari is not fast enough. You spend a lot of time reloading pages - No inspector for the DOM, javascript, debugging, profiling - Zero ability to handle graphics

moconnor 15y ago

I do some web development in my spare time but I think I'd really miss the developer tools in the browser if I did more client-side javascript. There's always firefox-in-vnc, but that's a pretty awful solution.

rsl7 15y ago

It's almost impossible if you need to do anything related to graphics. Even picking a color. Maybe you have such things already laid out in proper sass files, and you've mastered zen-coding, know most of the various parameters, have templates for everything, don't need to look up sample code all the time, and you don't need to copy and paste random things from the web (text selection in safari is still awfully dodgy). And you don't need the various standards and documentation open right next to you. Still.. even plain HTML is a lot more visual than code. so much switching can suck. .. now, two or three iPads, that's the ticket.

csixty4 15y ago

I was just using Gusto for web development at lunch yesterday. It's a pretty good way to work if you don't want to drag a full laptop around everywhere. It's like that famous saying about the best camera -- the best coding tool is the one you have with you.

ricardobeat 15y ago

I tried to, but a few things make it impossible: - Most editors suck in one way or another - You have to work on a terminal if you want version control, builds or setup local servers - Mobile Safari is not fast enough. You spend a lot of time reloading pages - No inspector for the DOM, javascript, debugging, profiling - Zero ability to handle graphics