Re:iPad-only is the new desktop Linux
by mark_l_watson on Sunday July 31, 2016 @06:44PM
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I think the author is correct that some people use an iPad as a badge of honor - I am a little guilty of this.
Both my iPad mini 4 and iPad Pro are fine for writing books in markdown, using an online publishing platform like leanpub, performing research and note taking, accessing servers via SSH terms, and consuming content. For work, the trick is getting really fast at switching between apps and have a good memory when you can't see things side by side.
Where they fall short is in programming. I do a lot of work on remote servers and have SSH + term + Emacs set up nicely, but sometimes I really need IDEs like IntelliJ or RubyMine to be really productive programming. So, I keep a few Ubuntu laptops around.
Both my iPad mini 4 and iPad Pro are fine for writing books in markdown, using an online publishing platform like leanpub, performing research and note taking, accessing servers via SSH terms, and consuming content. For work, the trick is getting really fast at switching between apps and have a good memory when you can't see things side by side.
Where they fall short is in programming. I do a lot of work on remote servers and have SSH + term + Emacs set up nicely, but sometimes I really need IDEs like IntelliJ or RubyMine to be really productive programming. So, I keep a few Ubuntu laptops around.