Re:Buying an iPad Pro for coding was a mistake
by GeorgeTirebiter on Friday June 30, 2023 @01:22PM
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I am used to being able to write code on my 'computer'. That's my standard definition of 'computer' -- or maybe let's call it 'personal computer'. I can't write code on my microwave for my microwave; I can't write code on my TV for my TV; and I can't write code for my iPad on my iPad -- this means all these devices are computer-powered 'devices'. They are NOT 'personal computers'.
At least, this is how I see it. And while I use my iPP all the time, with kbd & pencil, I would like to bang out a chunk of Python once in a while or write some lisp --- there are 'ways' to do this, they're just clunky.
I'd like to write apps for the iPP, too. But I don't have the required 'development system' (a Mac), and the Swift environment that was recently announced seems more like a playground that a dev environment.
As for moving files around -- I find using Google Drive is the easiest cross-platform way to do this; but yes, it's mainly into the iPP, except for pictures & videos.
Re:Buying an iPad Pro for coding was a mistake
by alistairSH on Friday June 30, 2023 @01:30PM
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this means all these devices are computer-powered 'devices'
Exactly. My iPP is a "personal media consumption device" - anything beyond that is a bonus.
"I want to code on a tablet" is a pretty niche market.
The M1+ iPad Pros are pretty good digital creation devices. Lots of photographers use them in their workflows now. Doing a quick (but still high quality) edit at an event, so the customer has something to share immediately is a huge value add.