Are there any uses for an old iPad 4th generation for programming? (lemmy.ml)

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Long story short, I don't have the resources to keep any PC on for a reasonable time, so I want to make use of all the hardware I can find, I have an old iPad 4th generation lying around, I know anything related to programming becomes annoying when using a touchscreen but it's what I got, I don't mind jailbreaking it, or even have a Linux distro that actually works on (I'm fine with compiling stuff myself too)

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[-] AbidingOhmsLaw@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 weeks ago

There are no “real” alternative OS available for apple devices. You can get some IDE “lite” apps like Visual Code, Python Editor, etc. but these a meant as companions to a PC IDE not meant for compiling, linking, testing, etc. You might be able to trade the old iPad for an old laptop you can put a flavor of Linux on.

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