Yes, and you can't access the vast majority of services the phone offers without a hell of a lot of latency. If you can at all. JS is a joke compared to the capabilities of a c compiler.
Re:Mobile Changes Everything
by icebraining on Tuesday June 23, 2015 @03:49PM
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If you're advanced enough you feel the need for more, you can get the compiler then - they're still available, just not bundled. JS is more than enough to learn programming and write some useful apps.
> If you're advanced enough you feel the need for more, you can get the compiler then - they're still available, just not bundled.
I don't believe you can acquire a C compiler for the iPad without buying an actual computer. At which point, why get the iPad again?
With just JS, it's a toy. A powerful toy, yes, but it's a small subset of what's possible with a computer, and one that leaves a very bitter taste in my mouth.
Re:Mobile Changes Everything
by icebraining on Friday June 26, 2015 @03:19AM
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I agree, the iPad is a joke. But we were talking about mobile generally, and you can get a C compiler for Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.n0n3m4.dro...
You can even run Debian -with plenty of its software, like Apache, Nginx and MySQL- on (some) Android devices.
There are also plenty of WebIDEs nowadays that people can use out of the box - we are not in the 90s anymore, when all software had to be "installed" to be readily available.