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As a mobile app developer (Android Studio, XCode) etc, I definitely still like the idea of tablet as laptop replacement.

So for, I see in general tablet are mostly used for:

- content consumption (Youtube, Netflix, etc)

- email and MS office documents

- graphic design/image editing

Well, don't see myself quickly ditching laptops.

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I'm a hobbyist developer too, and have noticed that it's the lack of programming-friendly environment that's kept me from switching to a tablet as well.

As it stands, I can do 95% of what I need to on a tablet, but that last 5% is where I need the capabilities of a real computer, and the mobile workarounds are enough of a hassle to not be worthwhile.

Try the "Swift Playgrounds" app for a programming-friendly environment.

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