Buying anything that does not run vanilla linux is a mistake. Eventually every device on the planet will run it but companies that twart it should not be encouraged.
Yes the “Year of the Linux Desktop” will come any day now.
Buying an iPad Pro for coding was a mistake
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Re: Buying an iPad Pro for coding was a mistake
#272Earlier quoted context omitted.
"Zoo" is quite the exaggeration; we're talking two devices instead of one. I'd rather have an iPad Pro for the bedroom (!) and a high-powered desktop Mac for the office than something that tries to be both of those things and ends up failing at both.
Yeah but you still need a phone and then we're looking pretty zoo like.
True, but by the same argument, you still need a house to put it all in.
(To address the downvote: I consider a phone to be a different class of product, in the context of this discussion. Nobody is seriously talking about coding on their phone.)
Re: Buying an iPad Pro for coding was a mistake
#273I used to work for a University. We did somewhat consultancy-near work for public administration. Administration approached us to write a paper/report, praising the benefits of mobile devices, specifically iOS Pads for "innovation work".
After analysis of the typical work been, my conclusion was stick with laptops. Only top management is directing, others create by entering text into a device. They need a proper keyboard.
My advice was put down and numerous Pads have been ordered. Workforce increased steadily because suddenly it became apparent that someone has to do the work. Sure, that was not the only reason, would need to to a proper sensitivity analysis.
Was a personal victory but a sad day for the tax payer.
Re: Buying an iPad Pro for coding was a mistake
#274Earlier quoted context omitted.
If apps are still handling files that way instead of being able to open documents from anywhere in your local files, iCloud Drive, it’s on the developer. Hasn’t been the case for years that this is the way files work, you should be able to save them to your Downloads folder (or elsewhere) and open them in whichever app you want. Give PDF Viewer a look if you want better file handling: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pd…
>If apps are still handling files that way instead of being able to open documents from anywhere in your local files, iCloud Drive, it’s on the developer. Not a problem on a real operating system, everything just works. No need to pray the developer followed this years best practices instead of 3 years ago best practices just to use files in a sane manner. No need to beg a developer to fix it either, because the syst…
I don’t mind if not every app can read-write literally the only important files on my devices.
Re: Buying an iPad Pro for coding was a mistake
#275Earlier quoted context omitted.
> I think it ended up being a little dramatic, but I agree that the iPad being as shackled as its been has been a net negative for computing. ...well the war on general purpose computing is on, so, unfortunately, the iOS/Android model is "the future". It won't be long until macOS and Windows are just as shackled. Things are definitely moving in that direction right now.
The moment macOS is shackled any more, I'll move to Linux. And I suspect I'm not alone in this, and that Apple knows.
This was what I swore to myself when Mojave released. I left during the Catalina beta.
Re: Buying an iPad Pro for coding was a mistake
#276Boggles the mind why people still fall for the iPad Pro as a serious work machine beyond writing meme. The fact that Final Cut launched on it recently and while its exporting you have to sit there leaving the app open you can't go do something else is the punchline of the decade for the lie that this is a serious machine. This is before we get into the comical evolution from "You just need the touchscreen" to "Actual…
Spot on
Re: Buying an iPad Pro for coding was a mistake
#277Yeah of course it was. In terms of business work you can do on an iPad it's really send emails, take teams/slack/zoom calls, write documents, create spreadsheets. That's really about it actual coding needs done on a laptop/desktop.
Re: Buying an iPad Pro for coding was a mistake
#278Earlier quoted context omitted.
People are also using the iPad for running audio programs. There’s a ton, and they work together by routing audio from one app to another (so you don’t need a VST / AU host). Then there’s all the people running ProCreate or something similar. The horsepower is getting used.
There are definitely ways to leverage the horsepower natively. Having toured with musicians pretty recently though, I'd be lying if I said I saw a single person using an iPad for performance purposes. Everyone uses a laptop, and I don't think Logic Pro on iPad would have changed much. People want Ableton Live and Omnisphere with deep audio hardware support in the drivers and a proper file manager. The iPad makes a va…
I’m not surprised that you haven’t seen iPads on tour, but I think it’s coming. The software ecosystem is here now.
If you music, have an iPad, and can spare the cost of a couple restaurant dinners, I recommend picking up the USB adapter and an app like AUM ($22). There are a ton of workhorse tools available like BIAS FX 2, and a ton of apps which are just fun, like Gauss Field Looper ($7). The price/performance of this kind of setup is just out of this world. I don’t think it’s replacing the DAW any time soon, despite the arrival of Logic/Cubasis/Reason/etc, but it’s giving pedalboards a run for their money.
Re: Buying an iPad Pro for coding was a mistake
#279Boggles the mind why people still fall for the iPad Pro as a serious work machine beyond writing meme. The fact that Final Cut launched on it recently and while its exporting you have to sit there leaving the app open you can't go do something else is the punchline of the decade for the lie that this is a serious machine. This is before we get into the comical evolution from "You just need the touchscreen" to "Actual…
>> Boggles the mind why people still fall for the iPad Pro as a serious work machine beyond writing meme. So it’s not good as a work machine…apart from most jobs. Most jobs are email and documents. If you’re on the move a lot then it’s a good device for those jobs. Jobs which require a lot of computing power, large screens, input devices other than a keyboard and touch screen, are definitely the minority.
Managing multiple windows, copy/pasting, using shortcuts from muscle memory and things like instant middle mouse click are terrible experiences on any tablet or phone.
Just opening a new tab on a browser is tedious, and if you deal with a lot of intranet tools, this is the very basics of productivity.