All iPads iPad Air + keyboard good for programming?

[Soulweaponry]

I love my retina MacBook Pro to death. But I just love using my iPad Air a million times more. And I always have it with me. Would an iPad plus keyboard be a good combination for programming? Anybody else do it?

 

[maflynn]

Can you compile on the iPad or would you have to move it over to the MBP?

I'd say it possible to write code on the iPad, but I think that task is better suited to the MBP.

To put it another way, just because you can, doesn't mean you should

 

[mcmul]

No but good luck with that.

 

[Night Spring]

Try googling "coding on iPad." I just tried it, and got some hits that might help.

 

[Epiphron]

if you have wifi you can ssh with a terminal and use vi. works just like a MBP. also check out textastic

 

[mangomind]

I love my retina MacBook Pro to death. But I just love using my iPad Air a million times more. And I always have it with me. Would an iPad plus keyboard be a good combination for programming? Anybody else do it?

if you have wifi you can ssh with a terminal and use vi. works just like a MBP. also check out textastic

I second textastic.

For navigating the text, if you are fine using the touchscreen instead of a trackpad, or use keyboard shortcuts, an iPad and keyboard case would work. If you like to use a trackpad, something like a Macbook Air would be the best option.

I tried an iPad and keyboard, and I ended up moving my hand up to the touchscreen and back to the keyboard constantly. I find it much easier to have the user input in one spot, like a keyboard and trackpad.