It would be cool if this worked: http://jsapp.us/. It does "kind of" but
less than ideal.

Glenn

On Sun, Apr 8, 2012 at 1:05 AM, Rob Ashton <[email protected]>wrote:

> I try c9 from time to time, but it has serious quality issues and there is
> *always* some show stopping bug within 10 minutes of logging in.
>
> Keen to hear of viable alternatives
>
>
> On 8 Apr 2012, at 08:31, Srirangan <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Ryan,
>
> You can probably evaluate the many browser based IDEs.
>
> Cloud9IDE (http://c9.io/) comes to mind, but there are many others out
> there that you can check out. Many of them are open-source as well.
>
> These should work fine in iPad's browsers.
>
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> On Sun, Apr 8, 2012 at 12:33 PM, Ryan Schmidt 
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>
>> I currently write code using a plain text editor (TextWrangler) on a
>> 5-year-old MacBook Pro. As I ponder eventual upgrades to this
>> configuration, I wonder if anybody has had any experience with developing
>> Node.js web sites on an iPad. I don't have an iPad because for so many
>> tasks I do, I couldn't imagine how to do them on an iPad. So I'm trying to
>> imagine whether developing a modern web app is something one could do on an
>> iPad.
>>
>> Forget manipulation of graphics and other assets for a moment. Let's talk
>> about code. An IDE should have syntax highlighting for JavaScript, JSON,
>> Jade, HTML, CSS, other common formats. Various predefined color schemes
>> that are usable. Easier ways to type common punctuation than the default
>> iOS onscreen keyboard affords, for when an external keyboard is not
>> available. Code completion perhaps. The ability to see and access all files
>> in the project. Tabs or other interface mechanism for keeping a few files
>> close by. Presumably the files would have to be on an external server
>> running node.js to actually be used and tested, so such an IDE should have
>> a way of exchanging files with such a server. Perhaps even a built-in ssh
>> client or a means of interacting with a revision control system. Perhaps a
>> built-in web preview.
>>
>> Does anything like this exist? A quick search pointed out Textastic,
>> Gusto, CodeToGo, PadEdit... I don't know how well any of them meet the
>> above list of criteria. Has anybody used these or other apps on an iPad
>> hoping to use them for node.js development? Hearing about your experiences,
>> whether positive or negative, would be helpful. Thanks.
>>
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