How about just having the flexibility to choose how you want to use your device (as a tablet, or as a laptopish thing) whenever you want to. If you have a spare hour, traveling, maybe you want to spend it writing some code, or maybe you want to spend it reading a book. Much nicer to read on a tab.
On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 11:59 AM, Dick Wall <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. > -- Jeb Beich http://www.red-source.net/jeb -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. 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.
