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

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.

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Wednesday, May 02 2007 @ 04:54 AM PDT