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by vhbit 2984 days ago
> if anyone doubts that this will be an issue, on iOS neither of these is really supported at all

What for you might need it on iOS? Server is meant to run on a development machine.

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> What for you might need it on iOS? Server is meant to run on a development machine.

While I totally agree, I can see the author's point. Think for example about Swift Playgrounds.

> Server is meant to run on a development machine

There's no reason to discount iOS as a development machine–it's perfectly fine for coding, as Swift Playgrounds shows. (Actually, there are some issues with executing code in third party apps, but I'm working on a way to bypass the restrictions around this. Check back again soon!)