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Coding on an iPad Pro in 2019

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Re: Coding on an iPad Pro in 2019

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Post by graeme »

kitsunesoba wrote: post #91
graeme wrote: post #83

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Icab mobile does this. It's good. The problem is, safari is better for a lot of things, and also has native adblocker integration. Would be better to be able to designate a desktop user agent in safari as well.

WKWebViews support the same JSON content blocking lists that Safari uses for its content blocking extensions, so while you can’t support the same extensions as Safari you could at least bundle block lists with the app.

By "you" you're referring to icab's developer and not me, right?

Firefox focus is the only third party browser I know of that has a native content blocker.

Re: Coding on an iPad Pro in 2019

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Post by mark_l_watson »

I go through the minor pain of using my iPad Pro with Working Copy, Textastic, etc. when travelling light, but my MacBook is the same weight and size as my iPad Pro so sometimes I take that.

I tend to do all creative (writing) workflow, reading books, and almost all web browsing on my iPad and just do development on a laptop. This makes me want to travel with both.

For iPad native hacking, the Haskell Raskell app is very nice, but I only use that for short bits of new code. Pythonista is a very good product, and I appreciate it, but I don’t much like Python.

Re: Coding on an iPad Pro in 2019

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Post by bubblethink »

vetinari wrote: post #168
bubblethink wrote: post #167

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What can you do with GPS on a laptop ? I know it used to be a thing back in the day, but what's the main use case?

Depends on what do you do with the computer. Some of my colleagues need location out in the field for GIS/WFM purposes.

I mean your cell phone's location from which you would otherwise tether the connection would be close enough. I guess no one has written an app to convey that information. The other use case of gps could be a good source of time if you have no network connectivity.

Re: Coding on an iPad Pro in 2019

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Post by joaomacp »

voltagex_ wrote: post #107
a-ve wrote: post #106

This seems like an exercise in masochism. Why would you want to code on an OS targeted for smartphones and without any native compiler support? To those who want LTE connectivity, I don't think you know there's a device called the Thinkpad X1 with this functionality built in. Or is it that coding on tablets is considered "hip" these days?

I dislike Apple, but one thing I'll say in their favour is that I can wander into any Apple store and get a replacement device when it breaks (or maybe even a repair if I'm lucky). Lenovo, on the other hand took weeks to get back to me and then quoted $400AUD to replace the display backlight - with someone else's name on the quote. If I've got LTE connectivity, I'm probably going to remote in to some other box with a…

A counter-example: in Portugal, Lenovo's support representative took my yoga 500 and replaced the motherboard for no cost. Don't remember the duration, maybe 1 or 2 weeks

Re: Coding on an iPad Pro in 2019

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Post by wlesieutre »

graeme wrote: post #82
wlesieutre wrote: post #63

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I don’t have any trouble with cursor movement, but text selection is really awful a lot of the time

Have you used this two finger method? https://mobile.twitter.com/stroughtonsmith/status/1061198300... I find apple has gotten bad at ui discoverability. There's a ton of ios features I learned only through forums.

That way is fine, just like the cursor movement, but unfortunately only works on editable text. Copying text from web pages is where it gets really bad.

Some blame for this may belong to websites playing layout games with strange arrangements of nested tags, but when it comes down to it the browser needs to deal with that.

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Post by eadmund »

cageface wrote: post #130
groby_b wrote: post #114

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Have you actually brought a device to be repaired within the last few years? They take it in the back to diagnose it, come back with a sad expression and tell you they need to send it in, and you can pick it up in a week. (And that's not even mentioning the fact that most Apple stores are a zoo, and you can easily spend an hour waiting for your 'Genius' appointment)

They wanted to take my 2017 MBP for a week to replace the faulty keyboard. I was forced to buy a new machine because I can’t afford to be unproductive for a week. Having a $3000 machine sidelined for a week by a design flaw that oringinates from Apple’s obsession with making pretty and thin devices over any practical considerations means I will be taking a very serious look at a windows laptop for the first time in o…

It may be an easier transition to switch to a Linux rather than a Windows laptop. Yes, Windows does have its Linux subsystem, but Linux … is a Linux system.

I have to use Windows a fair amount, and it's a very painful UI.

Re: Coding on an iPad Pro in 2019

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Post by [deleted] »

a-ve wrote: post #106

This seems like an exercise in masochism. Why would you want to code on an OS targeted for smartphones and without any native compiler support? To those who want LTE connectivity, I don't think you know there's a device called the Thinkpad X1 with this functionality built in. Or is it that coding on tablets is considered "hip" these days?

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Re: Coding on an iPad Pro in 2019

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Post by whywhywhywhy »

zozbot123 wrote: post #74
devereaux wrote: post #41

Better idea: coding on a Microsoft Go in 2019 Pros: - hardware: the keyboard is good, no connection issues, fast NVMe if you get the 128Gb model, LTE option to be always on - windows: WSL, stable, good experience - linux: great support if you are using the linux-surface kernel branch (only the webcams are not working - everything else works)

> linux: great support if you are using the linux-surface kernel branch Meh, whatever. Is there any ETA for hardware support when using the Linux mainline kernel?

No one complaining about that on the iPad front.

Always feel there is heavy grading on a curve whenever the iPad is involved.

Re: Coding on an iPad Pro in 2019

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Post by llampx »

Joeri wrote: post #144
cageface wrote: post #130

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They wanted to take my 2017 MBP for a week to replace the faulty keyboard. I was forced to buy a new machine because I can’t afford to be unproductive for a week. Having a $3000 machine sidelined for a week by a design flaw that oringinates from Apple’s obsession with making pretty and thin devices over any practical considerations means I will be taking a very serious look at a windows laptop for the first time in o…

If your laptop is that critical you should have a spare on hand. My advice would be to get that windows laptop now, so you can dip a toe in without the pressure of switching completely. If it’s a secondary device it also doesn’t need to be as expensive, just good enough to get the basics done. E.g. you’re probably fine with i5, 8gb ram, 256 gb ssd, which in windows land means you can get an ultrabook form factor for…

So basically buy a second Macbook Air or something that costs the same as a Macbook Air. Got it.

Re: Coding on an iPad Pro in 2019

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Post by graeme »

wlesieutre wrote: post #175
graeme wrote: post #82

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Have you used this two finger method? https://mobile.twitter.com/stroughtonsmith/status/1061198300... I find apple has gotten bad at ui discoverability. There's a ton of ios features I learned only through forums.

That way is fine, just like the cursor movement, but unfortunately only works on editable text. Copying text from web pages is where it gets really bad. Some blame for this may belong to websites playing layout games with strange arrangements of nested tags, but when it comes down to it the browser needs to deal with that.

Oh right. Yes, text selection in safari is excruciatingly bad. I have no idea how apple hasn't fixed this. Especially since the apple pencil, a precise pointing device, should be able to make precise selections.
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