iWeb or Dreamweaver on the iPad and iPhone?
Brad Chin
Well, why can't we create websites with some tools from the App Store?
It seems like people have thought of everything else! There's an app for virtually anything, but for programming? What are the choices?
There are a few blogging apps (including the one I'm using now, Squarespace on the iPhone 4) that allow updating, but for coding, the options seem limited. I recently downloaded Gusto for the iPad, created by Horse and the Rook. It's the nicest I've seen so far, but it's far from perfect.
Why hasn't Apple released an iPad version of iWeb?
I'd rather have a mobile Dreamweaver, but hey, WYSIWYG is a start. Freeway by Softpress could become a really great iApp. There's a bunch of sites dedicated to making websites for the iPhone/iPad, but what about making a website on the iPad?
Steve Jobs talked about the iPad being the magical third device — not a desktop replacement, nor notebook. It's certainly better than the netbook, but it could be so much more. The next-gen iPad could have a retina display and cameras built-in, or even 3D... but the quality of the device would still be in the software.
I hope more creators pickup the iPad and iPhone and look at it as a new creative development platform. Sketchbook Pro by Autodesk is a great example of what these mobile devices can be used for. There's no reason these tools couldn't be used by programmers.
Many could benefit from an IOS app that allows the regular person to edit and maintain a website. I think it could also be a goldmine.