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Not sarcastic at all. I'd never imagine developing anything on a pocket-sized device either! I'm referring exclusively to tablets with full size keyboards. I ha
by cryptoz 15y ago
Not sarcastic at all. I'd never imagine developing anything on a pocket-sized device either! I'm referring exclusively to tablets with full size keyboards. I have a Xoom and the wireless keyboard, and it's pretty nice to use to write HTML/Javascript but it's a tad slow.
Also, note that I was referring specifically to the future. Android tablets have existed for about 11 months now. I'm thinking maybe 2-3 years down the road, what will they look like? Surely they'll be good enough for real software development! Especially the ones with keyboards, video out, etc. The new Transformer Prime is quad-core and all, so we're not lacking in horsepower here.
I'm not really concerned or even really thinking about the hardware - I'm excited to see what new paradigms or workflows may develop when coding on an OS like Android.
Edit: Already, user-perspective things like "saving a file" are long-gone. Will that happen in IDEs of the future, too? Will version control become even less intrusive? How will it happen? What about code completion? What does the touch interface offer in terms of giving context to code? Etc...
- cube13 15y ago>Not sarcastic at all. I'd never imagine developing anything on a pocket-sized device either! I'm referring exclusively to tablets with full size keyboards. I have a Xoom and the wireless keyboard, and it's pretty nice to use to write HTML/Javascript but it's a tad slow. So it's basically a small, underpowered, overpriced laptop. Still not too attractive for any real use, let alone coding.
- cryptoz 15y agoThe combo was way cheaper than any laptop I've ever purchased. But anyway, I seriously don't care much about the hardware specifications ("underpowered", "small"). I'm exclusively interested in the new software ideas, which are 100% unavailable on traditional desktops and laptops. > Still not too attractive for any real use, let alone coding. I disagree. I spend way more time on my Xoom than I do on any other device (discounting time when coding, since I agree with you on that one point). The software is very compelling, I love the new paradigms (no manual saving, simple UIs, etc) that pretty much don't exist elsewhere. Also, please note, I've mentioned before that I'm talking exclusively about the future in attempts to extrapolate from my current setup. I'm aware that the current hardware/software combo isn't up to the task. But it's a combo that's existed for less than a year, and I think the upcoming years will bring exciting changes that make the use cases very attractive.
- throwaway64 15y agothere are many laptops cheaper than $500
- cryptoz 15y agoYeah, but I haven't bought any.
- Apocryphon 15y agoMaybe Google can move more Chromebooks if they allowed dual-booting into Android, added some dev tools, and geared them towards developers.