Blink Code

VS Code integration with iOS

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Console’s review

· Reviewed by David Mytton

What we like

iPad optimized version of VS Code integrated into iOS conventions. Can connect to remote environments like Codespaces or SSH to execute code. Blink is a mobile terminal so Blink Code utilizes all of its functionality like using Mosh for reliable connections, customizable shell, keyboard shortcuts etc. Open source.

Tradeoffs

Needs a large iPad to work well. Great for quick mobile edits, or perhaps when traveling, but full development on an iPad feels like too much of a contortion when a full desktop is so much more flexible

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