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Play.js: The Node.js and React Native IDE for iPhone and iPad

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Re: Play.js: The Node.js and React Native IDE for iPhone and iPad

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Post by dmitriid »

martin-adams wrote: post #28

The app is really slick. I'm surprised they were allowed to have their own window manager as Apple were very against that in the past. But I really like it. It actually is a nice take on a desktop environment on a tablet. I'm curious it being Node.js. It can run my js file on flight mode so isn't using a remote execution. But I didn't believe you could run node.js on an iPad due to the Apple restrictions (hopefully I…

> they were allowed to have their own window manager as Apple were very against that in the past.

How is it a window manager when it's just an app with whatever screens it appropriate to display?

It's no more a window manager than sketchbooks in drawing apps.

Re: Play.js: The Node.js and React Native IDE for iPhone and iPad

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Post by scarface74 »

martin-adams wrote: post #28

The app is really slick. I'm surprised they were allowed to have their own window manager as Apple were very against that in the past. But I really like it. It actually is a nice take on a desktop environment on a tablet. I'm curious it being Node.js. It can run my js file on flight mode so isn't using a remote execution. But I didn't believe you could run node.js on an iPad due to the Apple restrictions (hopefully I…

Node should be the easiest to conform to Apple’s policies. It is using the native JavaScript engine.

Re: Play.js: The Node.js and React Native IDE for iPhone and iPad

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Post by martin-adams »

dmitriid wrote: post #31
martin-adams wrote: post #28

The app is really slick. I'm surprised they were allowed to have their own window manager as Apple were very against that in the past. But I really like it. It actually is a nice take on a desktop environment on a tablet. I'm curious it being Node.js. It can run my js file on flight mode so isn't using a remote execution. But I didn't believe you could run node.js on an iPad due to the Apple restrictions (hopefully I…

> they were allowed to have their own window manager as Apple were very against that in the past. How is it a window manager when it's just an app with whatever screens it appropriate to display? It's no more a window manager than sketchbooks in drawing apps.

It's because they've recreated the internal menus, window snapping, ability to overlay windows and has a desktop. It looks like an OS. Apple were against this in the past because it doesn't align with their OS way of doing things. I never liked the rule so I'm excited to see that it looks like they've relaxed it in recent years.

Re: Play.js: The Node.js and React Native IDE for iPhone and iPad

#34

Post by martin-adams »

scarface74 wrote: post #32
martin-adams wrote: post #28

The app is really slick. I'm surprised they were allowed to have their own window manager as Apple were very against that in the past. But I really like it. It actually is a nice take on a desktop environment on a tablet. I'm curious it being Node.js. It can run my js file on flight mode so isn't using a remote execution. But I didn't believe you could run node.js on an iPad due to the Apple restrictions (hopefully I…

Node should be the easiest to conform to Apple’s policies. It is using the native JavaScript engine.

Node and a native JavaScript engine aren't the same thing, unless the native JavaScript engine on iOS is Node.

Re: Play.js: The Node.js and React Native IDE for iPhone and iPad

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Post by nakiostudio »

martin-adams wrote: post #28

The app is really slick. I'm surprised they were allowed to have their own window manager as Apple were very against that in the past. But I really like it. It actually is a nice take on a desktop environment on a tablet. I'm curious it being Node.js. It can run my js file on flight mode so isn't using a remote execution. But I didn't believe you could run node.js on an iPad due to the Apple restrictions (hopefully I…

Regarding modules support check the app Community.

Re: Play.js: The Node.js and React Native IDE for iPhone and iPad

#37

Post by DennisAleynikov »

ramigb wrote: post #25
DennisAleynikov wrote: post #15

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Termux + Expo.io Or Samsung's Linux on DeX works well for app dev on your phone.

How can you use DeX and commute?

Linux on DeX works outside of the desktop in shell mode. you can start the app and test inside expo even on the go.

Re: Play.js: The Node.js and React Native IDE for iPhone and iPad

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Post by dkersten »

lazyjones wrote: post #27
dkersten wrote: post #14

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I’m in a similar boat. I desperately want to be able to develop on my iPad, but just haven’t found a good way to do it yet. The best I’ve found so far is programming a micro:bit with the scratch-like environment. I’ll probably try this out, but what I really want is something like Max/MSP so is don’t have to type so much (although I do have a keyboard for my iPad, but it’s not something I like to type for long durati…

https://nodered.org might be a starting point, but it’s still awkward to use and not exactly touchscreen-friendly. Looking for someting like that or LabVIEW for the iPad myself...

Thanks, I'll check it out. All of the web-based ones I've tried so far weren't very touchscreen friendly, sadly. Many simply don't respond to touch events, or the nodes were too small for my fingers.

Re: Play.js: The Node.js and React Native IDE for iPhone and iPad

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Post by dkersten »

mch82 wrote: post #21
dkersten wrote: post #14

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I’m in a similar boat. I desperately want to be able to develop on my iPad, but just haven’t found a good way to do it yet. The best I’ve found so far is programming a micro:bit with the scratch-like environment. I’ll probably try this out, but what I really want is something like Max/MSP so is don’t have to type so much (although I do have a keyboard for my iPad, but it’s not something I like to type for long durati…

I like to use a full sized Mac Bluetooth keyboard with my iPad. I haven’t found a case keyboard I’ve liked.

The issue I have is that I don't want to carry a full sized keyboard around with me and when I'm somewhere where I have one (ie at home or in the office) I also have a laptop or desktop available with much better development tools, so just use those. iPad development would be for when I'm away from these.

I do have a case keyboard and its fine for basic use (emails, HN comments, short documents, chat messages) but I've never been happy typing a lot on it and I've never been happy programming on it (I've tried various IDE's, web based tools, SSHing into a server etc and I always got frustrated).

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