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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

#5

Post by uuyi »

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 run a big chunk of my life on, but editing text or code is one place it really doesn't add up.

The killer app I find with my iPad is when you need pen input. For drawing, doing route planning in OS maps and general research and note taking it's an amazing little device.

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

#6

Post by Etheryte »

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…

I think there's a target market segment you're missing here and it's hinted at in the lede:

> Easily develop software, view code or take notes on the go.

iPads are very popular with students in markets where they can afford them, and tools like these are a great fit for them.

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

#7

Post by sjroot »

Another option people may want to consider is hosting a version of Code Server[1]. I do this with my iPad Pro and it has been incredibly convenient.

I even have it configured so that ports can be routed to via my domain, meaning I can do web development with a local server on port 3000 and view it live at 3000.my.domain.tld.

1: https://github.com/coder/code-server

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

#8

Post by uuyi »

Etheryte wrote: post #6
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…

I think there's a target market segment you're missing here and it's hinted at in the lede: > Easily develop software, view code or take notes on the go. iPads are very popular with students in markets where they can afford them, and tools like these are a great fit for them.

I think you're extrapolating that far beyond the specification.

Honestly I've actually tried to sit and write code on an iPad. I forced myself to exclusively use one for 2 months. It's one of those things where it's entirely the wrong tool for the job. Casual note taking perhaps but that's about it.

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

#9

Post by null_object »

uuyi wrote: post #8
Etheryte wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think there's a target market segment you're missing here and it's hinted at in the lede: > Easily develop software, view code or take notes on the go. iPads are very popular with students in markets where they can afford them, and tools like these are a great fit for them.

I think you're extrapolating that far beyond the specification. Honestly I've actually tried to sit and write code on an iPad. I forced myself to exclusively use one for 2 months. It's one of those things where it's entirely the wrong tool for the job. Casual note taking perhaps but that's about it.

> I think you're extrapolating that far beyond the specification.

I think you're extrapolating that far beyond your own datapoint of one person.

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

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Post by lnxg33k1 »

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…

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 supports virtualization and proper development workflow I am sold, I go and never come back to laptops (but I don't have laptops, only the work one)
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