Do you code on iPad?
Do you code on iPad?
Do you code on an iPad? Why or why not? If you do, what code editor do you use?
I don’t have a laptop I usually code on my desktop, but I work from home so I get tired of sitting in the same place for so long. I’ve been doing it on my iPad and it seems to be doable!
I tried a few free apps for ipadOS. Some were okay, some were not. I’m willing to pay but I don’t want to spend money randomly on apps I don’t like.
CodeSpaces on GitHub seems to be the best option so far, but it’s a pay as you go structure and not a singular cost.
I liked the UI of Runestone, but many critical features are locked behind a paywall.
Replit seemed decent too but it seems very cloud focused and I already use GitHub.
Koder* seems like it has the most free access features but UI wasn’t intuitive and I couldn’t figure out how to type in a file if I switched pages and came back to my original file.
I hear Textastic is pretty good but side it’s paid with no trial period, I didn’t try it yet. I wanted to get some feedback before I started paying for anything.
Let me know what you use. Share your tips with Lemmy!
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Have you looked into Remote Tunnels?
You can control your Desktop VSCode remotely from an iPad browser. You’ll still likely need a keyboard and a trackpad or mouse will help a lot, but that’s basically the same situation as CodeSpaces.
Thanks! I hadn’t looked into this, but I think this would work, especially since mostly, I just want to write code from my living room or outside and not sit at my desk all day.
I have a keyboard attachment for my iPad so this would probably work perfectly.