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I've been saying this for years, I would love to get a desktop Mac and use an iPad for the occasional bit of portable development I do away from a desk, like wh
by deergomoo 2y ago
I've been saying this for years, I would love to get a desktop Mac and use an iPad for the occasional bit of portable development I do away from a desk, like when I want to noodle on an idea in front of the TV.
I'm very happy with my MacBook, but I don't like that the mega expensive machine I want to keep for 5+ years needs to be tied to a limited-life lithium battery that's costly and labour intensive to replace, just so I can sometimes write code in other rooms in my house. I know there's numerous remote options but...the iPad is right there, just lemme use it!
- pjot 2y agoI’ve had success using cloud dev environments with an iPad - the key for me was also using a mouse and keyboard - after things weren’t _that_ different
- mtoner23 2y agoget a macbook then? they are similarly price to an ipad pro
- lll-o-lll 2y agoIs there no RDP equivalent for mac? Just RDP into your main workstation?
- mycall 2y agohttps://support.apple.com/en-il/guide/mac-help/mh11848/mac https://support.apple.com/en-il/guide/mac-help/mh11848/mac
- moistoreos 2y agoI've been giving some thought to this. I wonder if an iPad would suffice in front of the tv and just ssh into a Mac Mini for dev work. I'd love an iPad but I can't justify it either because of the limitation of hardware capabilities. I also don't really want to purchase two machines just for dev tasks and travel. But, I think having that kind of lifestyle will be expensive no matter the approach.