I can think of two positive differences off the top of my head. The transformer with keyboard attached is much smaller and lighter than my laptop, and in addition, has 16 hours of battery life versus 5-6ish for the laptop (I go on some pretty long flights).
Dick On Friday, March 16, 2012 8:08:42 AM UTC-7, Cédric Beust ♔ wrote: > > On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 11:24 PM, Moandji Ezana <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> On 15 Mar 2012 17:29, "Cédric Beust ♔" <[email protected]> wrote: >> > I'm genuinely curious, I really don't understand the excitement. What >> does a developer gain by developing on the device instead of developing on >> a real computer with a real IDE >> >> What's the difference between an Android tablet with a keyboard and a >> real computer? >> > Well, a tablet and a keyboard is no longer technically a tablet, it's a > tablet and a keyboard. > > I'm not trying to be cute, just pointing out that you probably need to > carry a tablet and a keyboard if you want to do some effective development > on a tablet, and if you go down that path, why not bring a laptop with you? > > If the market of "IDE's running on a tablet" is the set of people who > can't use a laptop on the bus, I think that my skepticism is valid. But > well, I'm not one to stand in the way of people who are trying to break new > grounds, so I wish AIDE the best. > > -- > Cédric > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/javaposse/-/1KJRq1M6MNkJ. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
