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

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Post by ericlewis »

fartcannon wrote: post #71
pjmlp wrote: post #64

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I guess your search is somehow limited, https://developer.apple.com/swift-playgrounds https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pythonista-3/id1085978097 https://codea.io/ https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/continuous-net-c-and-f-ide/id1...

I've never used those. Can you write and release the code for anyone to modify/install and run on their iPhones without Apples approval? Because if so, that's great.

Not really without Apples approval I guess, but in Playgrounds you can build full apps and distribute them via TestFlight, even submit them to the App Store.

I have also found getting the TF approval is trivial. I use it to build small apps for myself and friends for one off things.

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

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Post by jnovek »

vmoore wrote: post #85

Maybe I could code on an iPad Pro, but definitely not an iPhone. The thought of coding on a phone is terrifying, unless you're one of those people who is super good at manipulating text on a phone. I'm not one of those people.

I’ve written short scripts on my phone using Pyto (https://pyto.app/). It’s a bit of a hassle but if you just need to write ~15 lines or modify some copypasta it’s not too bad. The Pyto GUI feels sympathetic to phone users.

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

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Post by mikestew »

jonsen wrote: post #22
uuyi wrote: post #16

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Yeah this one actually pisses me off about the iPad. The Mac calculator in RPN mode is my goto but on iOS, nope!

I use this free and good RPN calculator app: https://apps.apple.com/no/app/42s-rpn-calculator/id301525577

It’s $5 in the U. S. store. I bought it anyway despite having been happy with i41CX:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/i41cx/id292619450

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

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Post by mbreese »

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

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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!

Beware - performance isn’t great and you can crash your iPad (I’ve don’t it — it was quite scary as I had never seen that happen). The iPad just doesn’t have enough memory to make running a VM a viable option for coding on an iPad, even an iPad Pro.

(My experience from a few years ago on an iPad Pro 12.9).

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

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Post by mbreese »

jll29 wrote: post #72
uuyi wrote: post #62

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That's a terrible causal relation. Run a KT decision analysis. The iPad will never come out as the device you actually end up writing code on if you're honest with yourself.

What I see a lot at airports is: people traveling with ALL of the following: - mobile phone - iPad - Laptop So each time another smaller device gets invented people just _add_ it instead of the smaller devices replacing the bigger ones. So despite all the technical integration, the weight of people's hand luggage (gadgets + adaptors) actually goes up, not down!

I’m about to get on a plane with all of those and a remarkable tablet.

The iPad is the one I’m considering leaving, but I think I’d rather watch media on the iPad than try to bring an Apple TV.

I tried to replace the computer with the iPad, and even with the app listed above, it just wasn’t there for me.

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

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Post by favadi »

vmoore wrote: post #85

Maybe I could code on an iPad Pro, but definitely not an iPhone. The thought of coding on a phone is terrifying, unless you're one of those people who is super good at manipulating text on a phone. I'm not one of those people.

I even struggle with typing short SMS messages. I can't imagine writing anything useful with a touchscreen keyboard.

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

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Post by makeitdouble »

uuyi wrote: post #56
makeitdouble wrote: post #52

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> I think I should just take the MacBook Air with me. This is the core differenciator: people who don’t take a MBA with them will benefit from the product. And there can be so many reasons. Obviously not everyone buys laptops. Or they might not want to bring the work laptop on a trip but still have an option to do some coding by just pairing a keyboard. Or they hate the laptop keyboard and bring an external keyboard…

All of these problems are working back from the solution to the problem. Life has taught me to start at the problems.

Half of these are the problem I faced and solved with the bigger iPad Pro. I prefer it to my macbook for a lot of things, and that’s what I’m typing this response on.

Would you have the same approach to desktops vs laptops ? You would sure acknowledge that a 5k screen tower desktop on Gb LAN, TBs of disk space, no compromise CPU, powerful graphics card with an excelent keyboard is a better coding machine than a MBA in the absolute. But I don’t see someone explaining using a laptop for the same tasks as “working back from the solution to the problem”. Different form factors have different trade-offs and their pro and con.

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

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Post by jonsen »

mikestew wrote: post #93
jonsen wrote: post #22

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I use this free and good RPN calculator app: https://apps.apple.com/no/app/42s-rpn-calculator/id301525577

It’s $5 in the U. S. store. I bought it anyway despite having been happy with i41CX: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/i41cx/id292619450

Oh, my bad. Though I'm pretty sure it was free when I got it way back?! Kind of irritating that you can no longer see the the price of an app you have installed.

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

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Post by brimble »

ericlewis wrote: post #59
uuyi wrote: post #5

I appreciate the effort that goes into these products but I find the market position weird. Case in point: by the time I add a keyboard case to my 11" iPad Pro, it weighs more than my MacBook Air does and it's not a lot smaller. I think I should just take the MacBook Air with me. That has the same CPU, storage and memory and I can run full stack on it fine. That is not to denigrate the usefulness of the iPad, which I…

As a person who codes on MacBooks and iPads and also uses them for fun.. You’re missing the segment of people who are traveling and don’t want to take their entire MacBook places. Even if it’s smaller, I can’t simply detach it’s screen and hold it to watch Netflix or such. I often take on the extra size an iPad may have for size versatility down the road. One doesn’t always have or want to figure out a flat surface t…

You have to carry a separate keyboard and mouse/trackpad for a laptop if you want to use it ergonomically, anyway. The built-in stuff is great for occasional use, but awful as a main interface over long periods of time. You need to be able to have the keyboard and pointer way under where the monitor is, not stuck permanently to the bottom of it.
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