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The Unchained Developer — Free Your Workflow and Become Device Agnostic
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Back in 2011, I was getting frustrated with my aging development machine. It could barely keep up with me, though I resisted getting a new machine, because it can be so frustratingly time-consuming to set up a new machine. As I pondered what to do a thought struck me, “you are a WEB developer Ben…. DUH!!” Right, thanks self. The web does not care what device is connected to it. Why couldn’t I also be device agnostic?
With that in mind, I set off to see if I could truly unchain my development, and work needs, from a specific device and operate from anywhere. Not only was I successful, but I have also been using the same setup for nine years. I have even created patches from my iPhone while riding a city bus to meet a friend for coffee!
If you’ve been pondering the same, I would like to share how, with a little effort and very little cash, you too can become an unchained developer.
I started out with some strict criteria in mind:
- Cheap
- Accessible from anywhere
- Simple file management
