iPad creation
Programming is one of the most creative things you can do with a computer, and the iPad could potentially be a powerful tool to introduce this form of creativity to many people, particularly children.
Currently there is no way for people to use the iPad to make programs. Furthermore, the touchscreen interface already doesn't seem ideal for traditional coding, and there's no easy way to look under the hood of an iPad to understand how to create software.
Without a proficient programming environment readily accessible on the iPad, Apple's tablet paints a bleak portrait for the future of programming.
'I think the iPad generation is going to miss out on software programming,' said Oliver Cameron, developer of the Friends iPhone app. 'Kids don't need Macs anymore.'
It doesn't help that Apple enforces strict rules around how iOS apps must be programmed, which occasionally results in some collateral damage.
Take for example Apple's rejection of Scratch early last year. Scratch for iPhone was an app for kids to view programs coded with MIT's Scratch programming platform.
