1. a desktop-grade web browser, e.g. chrome (actual chrome not an iOS chrome)
2. better file system management
3. better multitasking (e.g. multiple windows even from a single app)
4. some way to actually code natively on the ipad, e.g. write and run python code, C code, etc., I guess have a *nix shell. I don't need to "take over the whole device" but I would like to be able to run code even if it's in a sort of sandboxed environment
https://www.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/professional-series/ac...
https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/lenovo/lenovo-n-series/...
Whenever it becomes time to upgrade or replace it, I'll be disappointed if it's been discontinued.
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I hope Pixel Slate 2 comes with LTE.
It’s a solution to programming for the iPad though, not on it but for another platform, unless it’s mix of modules and capabilities happen to match your off-device needs.
Obviously they aren't JetBrains/Visual Studio class, but for the specific things they do while I'm on the go they're fantastic. This is increasingly the way I'm doing things with code and text. When I want to open Excel, however- that's when things start falling down for me.
[0]: http://continuous.codes/ [1]: https://replete-repl.org/
Crostini completely changed my mind around Chromebooks/ChromeOS as passive, consumption oriented, disposable hardware. I could have the best of both worlds - a nice shiny UI for surfing and Netflix, and a terminal with everything I'd need to get things done. All while not having to turn on dev-mode (wonky) and still playing within Google's ChromeOS confines.
Something like that on iOS would be wild. ChromeOS has the advantage in that it's fundamentally Linux, but the idea of having something like a little BSD container complete with shell and filesystem access would be pretty great.
But, I bet they won't.
You can get around this with icab mobile, but having desktop safari would fix a lot.
iSH gives you an Alpine linux environment, running in x86 usermode emulation. It's still only a beta though, I have no idea if it would even be allowed on the app store.
Pythonista gives you a python environment, it's good for automation type things. You can do stuff like run an HTTP server locally and access it from the browser.
Inspect is a neat web browser with some basic dev tools.
Scriptable is a bit like Workflow/Shortcuts, but in Javascript.
Why did you choose an iOS device instead of a computer with the same form factor that runs a full operating system? e.g. Surface Pro.
> In the past, I've written about how devices like Surface Go are the perfect venn diagram of productivity and portability—and remain convinced that Microsoft's approach is the right one, allowing a tiny tablet to do run full desktop apps.
> But, what Microsoft still doesn't have is a good enough dedicated tablet software story yet: Surface Go is one of my favorite devices in years, but its problem is a lack of tablet-mode apps worth using. If it had better battery life, that might be worth the compromise in the opposite direction, but that'll need to be addressed in future revisions.
This last bit didn't really fit with what was being done on the iPad, writing. Was it also supposed to play casual touch-screen games, I don't know. As for the battery life, I can code all day running Chrome, VS Code or IntelliJ, and a WSL session before consuming a full charge.
Looking up the specs of the SP6, it looks like it still weighs around 800g, which is nearly double that of the 11" iPad Pro. The SP3 had the same weight, and that hurt its usability as a tablet as well.