Existing users, 
As I understand it, the main idea behind this app is to create an IDE for web development. But after working with it for two days I have to state that it is completely unusable for serious web projects because it tries to brilliantly combine mediocre parts. Why should one pay for Coda's terrible file browser, a bloated CSS editor, a crappy FTP client and a bare-bone HTML preview if one has the Finder, Xcode, MacFUSE and FireBug for free? If the authors of the app really concentrated on integration they would have tried to use the system to combine the power of available editors, renderers, file systems and debuggers. I cannot understand why the developers of Panic wasted their talent and time on such a bad concept.
Coda
One window web development: text editor + lots more.
Version: 1.6.2
Software the world doesn't need
Feedback Type: Commentary
Contributed by: gerald.cramer Thursday, April 26 2007 @ 09:55 AM PDT
Product Platform: MacOSX
Used Product For: Less than a month
Recommend Product: NO
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Software the world doesn't need - thestuntman
As you can see from many of the reviews and responses here, there clearly is a market for it. I know I greatly appreciate not switching between tools and accomplishing the same tasks in one window. Enough to pay for this solution even though it's replacing my own blend of free apps. On top of that, I've long been a fighter against bloatware, but this code is lean and nimble. Despite the plethora of tools combined in one app, it is elegant, intuitive and fast. So saying the world doesn't need it is a bold statement, especially when you see it holds at 5 stars from quite a few reviews.Wednesday, May 02 2007 @ 04:54 AM PDT
Software the world doesn't need - arcturus1
Presumably, Panic gave thought to 1. the viability of the web development IDE concept itself, and 2. the relative difficulty of creating an elegant assemblage of small-footprint components that compete feature-wise with discrete heavy-hitter apps such as BBEdit, TextMate, etc. For a product aimed at the professional market, that's bucking the tide on both counts.This last point was probably not lost on the Panic folks. I'm guessing that Coda is currently positioned as an entry-level/prosumer tool, and that Panic expects to strengthen the components in future updates to the point where the pro's might be interested. We'll see...
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Friday, April 27 2007 @ 06:26 AM PDT