Funny how most of the answers to this post boil down to "remote into another $2k machine to do your work on a $2k machine that would be extremely capable of doing it by itself".
All I need now is a decent terminal for iPad OS AND some kind of USB-C hub to allow charging AND display out the same time.
Do you use Blink by any chance?
I don't know about C#, it's not an ecosystem I swim in at all, but there are multiple python options (including Pyto, the venerable Pythonista and jupyter notebook hosts like Juno & Carnets). There are js environments like Scriptable and Play.js. And it's not Xcode but Swift Playgrounds offers, of course, swift including swift.ui and the ability to redistribute those projects (with some limitations) including submitting directly to the App Store.
I get it; I use an iPad a lot for a great many things. It's not perfect - I have a long list of things I would like to see addressed. Low effort complaints like "let me know when I can code on it" are just that though; low effort. So those who complain "how to code on it?" or about how it exactly match the workflow they use on a completely different platform etc just sound.... whiney.
Low effort noise when some basic infrastructure could enable so many other workflows. I like my iPad, I use it every day, I hope to use more with less friction soon-ish. Yup, same thing every June.
It's the most flexible computer I own. It could be even more so, which I would appreciate, but that depends largely on apple.
For the work I do I can code *locally* but I *don't have to*. Comparing it to a Switch is completely missing what makes them different. Even an attempted reductio ad absurdum should be a little more rigorous than that.
C# is basically "built for IDEs", even VS code can't hold a candle to Rider or Visual Studio - vim and friends are a joke in comparison.
I like iPad form factor and would love the idea of using it as a thin client for development, but unless JetBrains come up with iOS client for remote development (which I doubt) it's a non-starter for me.
Also what's stopping you from charging form USB-C monitor and using it as a hub ?
I remote into a full Windows VM, we use VS 2019.
>>> Also what's stopping you from charging form USB-C monitor and using it as a hub ?
My USB-C monitor can't charge for some reason. It's one of the first 43 inch USB-C supporting monitors.
It wouldn’t be stupid if they would, especially that they are moving towards an architecture of a thin client communicating with the extracted intellij core, even selling remote cloud offerings. Actually, it would likely bring lots of money to them if they come up with a seriously good ipad client.
this isn't about not being able to code on an iPad. that's easy and people having been doing it for about a decade.
this is just about some people still being mad that they don't get root on a machine they buy. I can understand being mad about that, but just say what you mean. don't pretend you can't code on it when people have been doing that basically since day one.
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Still not entirely sure what you actually do with it beyond light editing, even with your $5 apps.