I tried coding on my iPad for 7 days

Using an iPad as my primary device for coding wasn't something I thought possible until I tried it. There are a number of different ways you can use a tablet as a software development device, including things like coding apps and remote desktop.

Since I have a computer, laptop and tablet for website development, I found coding and swapping devices sort of difficult especially with the fact that most environments require me to sync github in order to get back to coding my so important HTML, CSS and JS.

So picking one device to use only, the iPad meant I tried to test out different methods for programming, and I enjoyed remote desktop the most. I technically could use a single environment with all the benefits of a super computer, but on an iPad. I used JumpDesktop to do this as teamviewer wasn't as effective.

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[fisc_rl]

"i coded on my ipad" *remotes into a normal computer, connects the iPad to another screen, uses a physical keyboard, literally circumvents the idea of using an iPad for coding in every way* lol

[ianlaulau]

This is more like "I tried coding on windows with remote control and an ipad keyboard" 👀

[festusyuma]

It's funny cos you had ro remote into your computer and then connect back to the same monitor that was connected to your pc and it kinda defeats the whole purpose of coding on the ipad in the first place.

[welovethemallthesame]

This is just “I try coding remotely on my pc via ipad for a week”

[adarsh_ravikumar]

Petition to rename this video to "I tried coding on a smaller wireless display for a week'

[zy]

VS Code is going to release its web version, after which ipad is going to become a real productivity tool.

[HecatombRecordings]

Apart from being a fantastic tool for artists, the iPad Pros feel like a tool for a job already fixed with laptops. Apple keeps forcing you to use their iOS products how they want. Hardware isn't the issue, the OS continues to be the limiting factor. You defiantly have to do more workarounds to get a job done, which begs the question - why not just use a laptop? iPads are still a consumption product first.

[whengrapespop]

I’ve been doing iPad mini 5 as my main device for about a year. Surprisingly, I didn’t really think about it until now. I do, however work with movie production, and I rely on the provided PCs for that kind of work, as they’ve got avid, DaVinci, and all Adobe programs.

[Edditoria]

I think I'd used my iPad as primary device for production for 6 months. 80% of dev time is outdoor. iPad's battery work very well.
Now I use Blink Shell connecting to AWS Lightsail VPS everyday, so it is just working on a Linux machine.
Less than 10% of time, I use Textastic + Working Copy (best UX, tho).
Dev locally on iPad doesn't work at all (for money... um...).

[moritzisi]

You cloud install code-server on a raspberry pi and run this server over usb c, then you can access an instance on vs code on the iPad

[JohnDoe-gscb]

But you can use an old android tablet if you use a remote desktop software and an external display ... You don't even need an iPad.

[alexanderpoplawski]

I also tried a few things to do coding on an iPad. Coder, Remote login etc. As you said, without a keyboard and touchpad, you can't do anything productive. So the device to go is still my 12 inch Macbook from 2015. It is even lighter than the iPad with keyboard. My development environment is on a linux virtual machine and I make a backup of the image every evening. Takes only 3 minutes with an ssd. When I wan't to do some coding or support on the road, I copy the image to the 12inch Macbook and have the complete environment as I left it. The Macbook can handle the virtual machine with no problem. Lots of advantages. I have two backups (SSD and 12inch Macbook). The Macbook can easily sit on the lap while working and is a complete MacOS device. I will think about the iPad again when Apple has something like Lenovo does with the Duet: Tablet mode (iPadOS) when undocked, desktop mode (MacOS) when docked. A keyboard with function keys and ESC-key would be mandatory.

[thaipolymathy]

Hi, Adrian. For the next clip, please list or show the development tools of favorited programming language, it will help more people using iPad as development tools. I also use iPad as development tools for Rust and Haskell, but consumed a lot of time searching the tools. If it possible, please make the next clip for that.

[hemiru]

iPad : Monitor
OS : Windows
Shirt : Linux
Hotel : Trivago

[Stoney_Eagle]

Lol I've been using remote desktop to do this for years now 😂😂 nothing beats having the performance of a full desktop everywhere you go 👌

[thereal_arfahsyazwani]

I had used my iPad as a whole nearly a year and kept everything there...thanks for the idea...I think I would like to try coding too

[TMDFM]

I’ve searched for this kinda testing video for years.
Appreciate it!!! Thx!

[TheWritingDev]

Hey Adrian! I've been studying your youtube videos so I can make mine better. And it's very obvious the efforts you put into each one. Great work man!

[leopoldomolina]

I just discovered that using my iPad notes app (GoodNotes in my case) is very helpful for outlining some code and getting an idea of what to do before going to actually code it on the IDE. A physical notepad is not the same as iPad notepad and all its features like erase, redo, move text, etc.

[TheSimpsoys]

An iPad purely for programming is silly, even with the benefits like tapping where you want the cursor because you can just get a touch screen laptop. I'm looking into this because I'm really into the note taking aspect and using it for art, but it's too expensive to justify buying it just for that purpose. So I look at it as a replacement for my laptop, but then it isn't really a replacement if I can't program on it. So for me, the ability to remote desktop to my PC is a huge game changer for buying an iPad