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📣 euos

Best iPad Pro Alternative for VSCode?


Did anybody found a good iPad alternative that can natively run VSCode.

I am using VSCode to remotely develop on my WSL so I only need to run the frontend. I saw some open-source efforts to run it as web app (which would allow running it on iPad) but I do not think they are ready yet.

I am looking for: - 11'+ screen with the quality (resolution/brightness/etc) comparable to iPad Pro - No keyboard or collapsable keyboard (I want to be able to use it as iPad to watch Netflix in bed and such). I assume all OSes now support wireless keyboards. - Officially supported OS for VSCode (Windows/Linux/Mac). Looks like ChromeOS is also supported now.

Am I asking for too much?


  👤 smoldesu Accepted Answer ✓
Get a Microsoft Surface with decent Linux support, toss something like Pop_OS! on it and you should be good to go. Perfectly usable native dev environment without any cloud trickery or OS lockdown, probably at a cheaper price point than an iPad too.

👤 karmakaze
I'd suggest the MS Surface Go 2. It has a 10.5" 3:2 display.

There's many iterations of Surface Pro 7/7+/8 models with faster CPU and larger displays.


👤 ghuntley
Have you considered Gitpod with an iPad? https://ghuntley.com/anywhere

👤 whb07
What would you be willing to pay for such a thing?

👤 rusticpenn
Is something like Stackblitz not usable?