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Buffereditor – Code and Text Editor for iPhone, iPad and iPad Pro

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Re: Buffereditor – Code and Text Editor for iPhone, iPad and iPad Pro

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Post by ramraj07 »

rwalle wrote: post #30

> Easily develop software, view code or take notes on the go "Develop software", which means writing code without the ability to run them, or the ability to compile multiple files as a "project", like all the other code editors on iOS? I stopped paying attention to these apps because of how App artificially limit what apps can do. Writing Java offline? Good, but you can compile one class at a time, and the possibilit…

Used to be on android and it wasn’t that much better either. I love the GitHub app, and with good CICD I have made many PRs from my phone itself and let the GitHub actions tell me if I did something wrong (though creating PRs I need to open the website). If I can get a really good code editor integrated with GitHub I can totally see myself working half my day from the phone.

Re: Buffereditor – Code and Text Editor for iPhone, iPad and iPad Pro

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Post by k8sToGo »

yosito wrote: post #26

The marketing website totally sold me on it, but as soon as I opened the App Store and saw that it's only 3.9 stars I decided I don't really want to pay for it. The only reason I bother to start using apps under 4.1 stars is if I have no choice. 3.9 stars hints that there is a major problem with the app that the developers haven't addressed. Meanwhile, the similar app Textastic has 4.8 stars.

Would it not be better to just read the low score reviews instead and decide then if those apply to you?

Re: Buffereditor – Code and Text Editor for iPhone, iPad and iPad Pro

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Post by lnxg33k1 »

aspenmayer wrote: post #24
lnxg33k1 wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think I don't want a laptop, but the only thing preventing me from getting the most powerful iPad is Apple policies, you are right, when you put a keyboard on the iPad it weights as much as your MacBook Pro, but then the tablet is on his desk, and the ability to remove it and just use it in the bath to read something, or to hang it to a iron arm and watch a video are not that easy with a MacBook, as soon as iPad su…

Another potential benefit of the iPad over macOS alternatives: you can get a waterproof case for an iPad. There’s just no easy way to make a macOS device waterproof. As for virtualization of other OS on iOS: already exists! https://getutm.app/

Ah shit that looks awesome, didn't know it! thank you!

Re: Buffereditor – Code and Text Editor for iPhone, iPad and iPad Pro

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Post by lnxg33k1 »

uuyi wrote: post #17
lnxg33k1 wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think I don't want a laptop, but the only thing preventing me from getting the most powerful iPad is Apple policies, you are right, when you put a keyboard on the iPad it weights as much as your MacBook Pro, but then the tablet is on his desk, and the ability to remove it and just use it in the bath to read something, or to hang it to a iron arm and watch a video are not that easy with a MacBook, as soon as iPad su…

That's never going to happen. I guarantee it.

I think it could happen given legislation allowing easy sideloading of apps and competition on app stores, and maybe a production simplification where it would make sense to use the same CPU on both Macbook and tables

Re: Buffereditor – Code and Text Editor for iPhone, iPad and iPad Pro

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Post by aspenmayer »

lnxg33k1 wrote: post #43
aspenmayer wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Another potential benefit of the iPad over macOS alternatives: you can get a waterproof case for an iPad. There’s just no easy way to make a macOS device waterproof. As for virtualization of other OS on iOS: already exists! https://getutm.app/

Ah shit that looks awesome, didn't know it! thank you!

Check out ish.app also!

https://ish.app/

https://github.com/ish-app/ish

Re: Buffereditor – Code and Text Editor for iPhone, iPad and iPad Pro

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Post by reeeeee »

mynameismon wrote: post #20
reeeeee wrote: post #15

I've been looking for a good code editor for my phone for a very long time already. This looks supernice, but I have an Android smartphone... Can anyone recommend a good IDE that runs on an Android phone?

Termux is your best friend. It is basically a fully featured Linux shell on your Android phone.

I have termux to execute commands such as git, builds etc. But outside of vi, are there really IDEs for termux?

Re: Buffereditor – Code and Text Editor for iPhone, iPad and iPad Pro

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Post by monkin »

celeritascelery wrote: post #36
jfmc wrote: post #14

I do not understand why people can be happy with the artificial software barriers. I'm really happy with my Apple M1 but I'd never use it if I could not run Emacs and free software on it.

I feel the same. Until the iPad can run emacs it will always a “toy” device.

I’m probably from alternative universe, but I just managed to work and play with Doom Emacs on my iPad.

Re: Buffereditor – Code and Text Editor for iPhone, iPad and iPad Pro

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Post by lnxg33k1 »

aspenmayer wrote: post #45
lnxg33k1 wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Ah shit that looks awesome, didn't know it! thank you!

Check out ish.app also! https://ish.app/ https://github.com/ish-app/ish

Awesome thank you! I also didn't know about this AltStore linked on the iSH website, seems nice to have alternative stores without having to jailbreak

Re: Buffereditor – Code and Text Editor for iPhone, iPad and iPad Pro

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Post by alin23 »

yosito wrote: post #26

The marketing website totally sold me on it, but as soon as I opened the App Store and saw that it's only 3.9 stars I decided I don't really want to pay for it. The only reason I bother to start using apps under 4.1 stars is if I have no choice. 3.9 stars hints that there is a major problem with the app that the developers haven't addressed. Meanwhile, the similar app Textastic has 4.8 stars.

My 4.8 star rcmd app (https://lowtechguys.com/rcmd) had 1 stars on the Germany store for a long time, because one guy gave a 1-star "App is terrible. It isn't working." review.

I responded as soon as I noticed the review (App Store doesn't notify me for some reason) and the reviewer never responded back. The issue was most likely on his side, because some keyboards send the wrong Command event (Left instead of Right)

Screenshot (it has 4.3 stars now in Germany, thankfully because of other 5 star reviews): https://cln.sh/mmWPd8

Just trying to say that you shouldn't put too much price on the reviews. A lot of the most vocal reviewers are those that don't understand what the app should do and give it 1-3 stars because they think they were robbed when the app doesn't do what they expected.

They don't even know that they can ask for a refund within 14-days of the purchase and nothing is lost.

Re: Buffereditor – Code and Text Editor for iPhone, iPad and iPad Pro

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Post by monkin »

aspenmayer wrote: post #45
lnxg33k1 wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Ah shit that looks awesome, didn't know it! thank you!

Check out ish.app also! https://ish.app/ https://github.com/ish-app/ish

iSH is great and has a lot of features, but the only problem I have with it is slowness and lagging.
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