Here is a great programming environment you can run with only an iPad: http://twolivesleft.com/Codea/ http://twolivesleft.com/Codea/ If you mean that you can't

Here is a great programming environment you can run with only an iPad: http://twolivesleft.com/Codea/ http://twolivesleft.com/Codea/ If you mean that you can't develop native apps using only an iPad, that is true. For that you need to buy other tools (e.g. a Mac mini), which is why I said it was an expensive option.