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He answers this in the section titled "Why I Created Binary" on the web page.

dshankar 13y ago
Thanks gjritter. danbruc - there are instances where an iPad is more convenient than a laptop. Also, this is more than just a text editor for the iPad. The cloud development part plays an important role.
danbruc 13y ago
Yes, I read that. What I was up to is how painful this makes development. Even developing on a laptop is utterly painful - single small screen, no mouse, no real keyboard. It is probably nice to look at the sea while developing but it is not productive.
- scott_karana 13y ago
  Why are you judging someone else's productivity methods? Good developers write apps to scratch their own itches, and this seems to be a laudable example, whether it scratches your itch or not.
  - danbruc 13y ago
    If you see a craftsman trying to drive a screw into a board using a hammer wouldn't you wonder why he doesn't just use screwdriver?
    - julian_t 13y ago
      Sure... but a laptop is exactly the right tool for the kind of stuff I work on at present. Don't need multiple screens or fancy mice. Do need something I can easily carry. As and when I need more, I'll get it.
- 6chars 13y ago
  Your comment demonstrates the subjectiveness of the "right tool". I personally have no problem coding on a laptop, and even find myself more productive with the MBP's trackpad than a mouse. While I don't like working on the iPad, I can imagine somebody having as different an opinion on that as between your opinion on laptops and mine.
- aashay 13y ago
  > Even developing on a laptop is utterly painful - single small screen, no mouse, no real keyboard. It is probably nice to look at the sea while developing but it is not productive. I think what you meant to say was "but I'm not productive this way." Clearly many developers are more than productive without a big screen/multiple screens, mice, and external keyboards. And as someone who has been shipping for several years with nothing but a 13" screen, I'm definitely one of them. In fact I'd argue the ability for me to be totally mobile and work from wherever I want, whenever I want, makes me _more_ productive than being tethered to a monolithic workstation. There's a lot more "oh hey, that code I wrote last night kinda sucks, let me fix it before I hop in the shower" and a lot less "oh I should probably get around to fixing that thing when I get to my workstation."

Thanks gjritter. danbruc - there are instances where an iPad is more convenient than a laptop. Also, this is more than just a text editor for the iPad. The cloud development part plays an important role.

danbruc 13y ago

Yes, I read that. What I was up to is how painful this makes development. Even developing on a laptop is utterly painful - single small screen, no mouse, no real keyboard. It is probably nice to look at the sea while developing but it is not productive.

scott_karana 13y ago
Why are you judging someone else's productivity methods? Good developers write apps to scratch their own itches, and this seems to be a laudable example, whether it scratches your itch or not.
- danbruc 13y ago
  If you see a craftsman trying to drive a screw into a board using a hammer wouldn't you wonder why he doesn't just use screwdriver?
  - julian_t 13y ago
    Sure... but a laptop is exactly the right tool for the kind of stuff I work on at present. Don't need multiple screens or fancy mice. Do need something I can easily carry. As and when I need more, I'll get it.
6chars 13y ago
Your comment demonstrates the subjectiveness of the "right tool". I personally have no problem coding on a laptop, and even find myself more productive with the MBP's trackpad than a mouse. While I don't like working on the iPad, I can imagine somebody having as different an opinion on that as between your opinion on laptops and mine.
aashay 13y ago
> Even developing on a laptop is utterly painful - single small screen, no mouse, no real keyboard. It is probably nice to look at the sea while developing but it is not productive. I think what you meant to say was "but I'm not productive this way." Clearly many developers are more than productive without a big screen/multiple screens, mice, and external keyboards. And as someone who has been shipping for several years with nothing but a 13" screen, I'm definitely one of them. In fact I'd argue the ability for me to be totally mobile and work from wherever I want, whenever I want, makes me _more_ productive than being tethered to a monolithic workstation. There's a lot more "oh hey, that code I wrote last night kinda sucks, let me fix it before I hop in the shower" and a lot less "oh I should probably get around to fixing that thing when I get to my workstation."