Remotely tunneling to a server using an iPad Pro for programming

Post by [deleted] » Thu, Oct 26, 2017, 10:55 AM UTC

TheArcane wrote: post #18

scaryclam wrote: post #6

Wait, what? This isn't about using an iPad as a development machine, it's about using a server as a development machine and an iPad + keyboard to access said development machine. I get that the author wants to use his iPad for day-to-day stuff, and that's fine, but it's a stretch to say it's their main programming machine when it's not actually running the "local" setup. Heck, it would drive me bananas having to stop…

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Post by scribu » Thu, Oct 26, 2017, 10:56 AM UTC

rollinDyno wrote: post #13

I've worked on a similar setup during the last summer. My laptop's battery busted and since I already own a desktop I decided to buy an iPad and SSH into my desktop with Prompt. Prompt is alright although I need to stay active on it due to the iOS app lifecycle constraints. If an application is suspended for more than 10 minutes iOS will kill it, meaning that if I'm working on a different application I'll constantly…

Post by Lapsa » Thu, Oct 26, 2017, 10:59 AM UTC

Post by majewsky » Thu, Oct 26, 2017, 11:06 AM UTC

Lapsa wrote: post #25

I wish my vim could show ligatures. still - not enough to switch away from simple term

Post by pjc50 » Thu, Oct 26, 2017, 11:11 AM UTC

DigitalSea wrote: post #12

Should be titled, "I remotely tunnel to a server using my iPad Pro for programming" very misleading. Furthermore to the point: what's the benefit of tunneling to a remote machine for dev work? The latency would suck as would the overall slowness of things, it would drive you insane. You can hammer nails into a piece of wood using a rock, but why would you when you can use a hammer?