That nebulous 'consumption only' meme is so stale.
Where something sits on several axes of flexibility is certainly interesting and can be cause for concern, but let's lose the nonsense disproved by real software.
Where something sits on several axes of flexibility is certainly interesting and can be cause for concern, but let's lose the nonsense disproved by real software.
There are a few, and we could probably enumerate them all right here. The reason they stand out is that almost no one does that, and that it's not an effective development environment for most people.
Personally, I'd sooner shift careers to road mending than try to program on an iPad.
And, personally, I'd love to be able to run Xcode on an iPad. With a Bluetooth keyboard it would be practically identical to the laptop I use now, but better for my back and wrists.