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Unless your definition of "work" is limited to "programming locally" there are millions of people who have replaced their laptop with an iPad. There are millio

Unless your definition of "work" is limited to "programming locally" there are millions of people who have replaced their laptop with an iPad. There are millions more who use it as a content creation tool, despite HN users' insistence of that impossibility. One of my favorite youtubers (1M subscribers) produces his video content on and runs his channel from an iPad.

wnevets 3y ago
> One of my favorite youtubers (1M subscribers) produces his video content on and runs his channel from an iPad. What makes you think that I would know this youtuber?
- snakeyjake 3y ago
  >What makes you think that I would know this youtuber? Absolutely nothing.
makeitdouble 3y ago
I think parent's point is these people probably still kept a laptop on the side, even if that's not their primary device. And it's totally fine, but we could be at a point where there was absolutely no need to keep a laptop "just in case" or for the rare occasions it's needed. I like the Connected podcast's take on it, where at some point two of the three hosts where primarily on iPad, but keeping their recording setup on the mac and a few other task where they needed another computer as a bridge for random reasons.
goosedragons 3y ago
There's a lot of workflows that are hampered or impaired on an iPad beyond programming. Yeah, with kludges you can kinda get most or even all of it done but usually in a less efficient manner. Missing or limited programs, limitations on using peripherals, and moving data/files between apps drags things down. Here's an example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gosW702fFg4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gosW702fFg4
pquki4 3y ago
Source?
pquki4 3y ago
I have an iPad Pro 12.9. Once in a while I try to get things done on iPad only. No, no programming, other stuff. Every single time, I end up going back to my real computer and regretting wasting time figuring out how to make things work.

wnevets 3y ago

> One of my favorite youtubers (1M subscribers) produces his video content on and runs his channel from an iPad. What makes you think that I would know this youtuber?

snakeyjake 3y ago
>What makes you think that I would know this youtuber? Absolutely nothing.

makeitdouble 3y ago

I think parent's point is these people probably still kept a laptop on the side, even if that's not their primary device. And it's totally fine, but we could be at a point where there was absolutely no need to keep a laptop "just in case" or for the rare occasions it's needed. I like the Connected podcast's take on it, where at some point two of the three hosts where primarily on iPad, but keeping their recording setup on the mac and a few other task where they needed another computer as a bridge for random reasons.

goosedragons 3y ago

There's a lot of workflows that are hampered or impaired on an iPad beyond programming. Yeah, with kludges you can kinda get most or even all of it done but usually in a less efficient manner. Missing or limited programs, limitations on using peripherals, and moving data/files between apps drags things down. Here's an example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gosW702fFg4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gosW702fFg4

pquki4 3y ago

Source?

pquki4 3y ago

I have an iPad Pro 12.9. Once in a while I try to get things done on iPad only. No, no programming, other stuff. Every single time, I end up going back to my real computer and regretting wasting time figuring out how to make things work.