Long story short, I don’t have the resources to keep any PC on for a reasonable time, so I want to make use of all the hardware I can find, I have an old iPad 4th generation lying around, I know anything related to programming becomes annoying when using a touchscreen but it’s what I got, I don’t mind jailbreaking it, or even have a Linux distro that actually works on (I’m fine with compiling stuff myself too)
You don’t say what type of programming you do, or if you’re just learning or developing professionally, but maybe something fully online would work? For example repl.it, stackblitz, or Visual Studio Code for the Web.
I second the suggestion for getting a Bluetooth keyboard for the iPad.