There's nothing inherent in the nature of tablets or iOS that prevents them from being used for learning programming. It's purely an issue of the availability o

There's nothing inherent in the nature of tablets or iOS that prevents them from being used for learning programming. It's purely an issue of the availability of suitable apps. Have a look at Codea (http://twolivesleft.com/Codea/ http://twolivesleft.com/Codea/) for an example of such a tool. (Disclaimer: I know the guy who wrote it, but i genuinely believe its a very cool environment for learning programming and writing basic games)