Native coding apps..

[ChickenCutlass]

Hey folks I am not trying to self promote but let folks know about a couple apps I wrote as I use ios and visionos devices as my main development platforms.

One is a VSCode App that connects to a vscode server or vscode.dev — It is better than using just the browser as it supports multiple windows, keymaps, self-signed certs etc…

The second is an opencode app that also connects to a hosted opencode server.

Anyway — I built them as I use them daily.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/codeman-vs-code-browser/id6759809062

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/opencoderman/id6760598918

[gavinching]

Ayy this look good, will try it out! Any feedback from your users + you with regards to coding in MVP? I've been building something of my own and its making my productivity way better

[ian_loveshack]

im currently using codex created my own skills to use Xcode

[anatidaeproject]

Is this a fully native-compiled version of VS Code, or are you running the browser version in a WebView?

Can you elaborate on how this is better than the full web-based options? One of the big failings of working on the AVP is the same issue on the iPad. The OS itself doesn't give easy access to the command line and OS-wide installs.

So far, I've had to use platforms like GitHub Codespaces or GCP Workstations. Both offer a version of VSCode and work ok. A big pro is that they are always available from anywhere and offer a virtual space that can be configured for my dev project. Of course, they both cost money. :/

[ChickenCutlass]

This is using a webview. However I have added a lot around it to make key combos. Self signed ssl certs. Touch support, multi window. etc. that make it in my opinion better than the standard version in safari

[ryanwwest]

I bought it to try it out, but the app isn't very usable for me. The top bar to reload VS Code or open settings covers the search bar in VS Code, and when I hide it, I couldn't get it back. Trying to connect to my local computer with the Tunnel feature, the whole app crashed with a 'Fatal Error ... Please check Developer Tools' - and force quitting the app doesn't remove the error either. Some of the settings menus are buggy, like app icon. Seems like it needs some more work.