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I see good apps, I see bad apps
2007 April 25
If you own a Mac and do your own web design and development, then you already know that Transmit® from Panic® is the coolest FTP client ever made. Kooler than Jesus, if you will. My frustration with working in HTML was thus: I could make changes using Transmit’s native editor, or I could opt to use Adobe® GoLive® CS2 which provides better use of writing code in source mode. The minds of Panic must have felt my frustration, for lo and behold they have created Coda®: an editor and FTP client (and more!) rolled into one. And if you already own Transmit 3.x, you get a price break on Coda.
Customer loyalty makes for brand loyalty, kids. Write that down.
I’m not sure why Panic chose a dewy leaf as the icon for Coda, but I suppose a typeball would be less cute. Since Adobe is no longer carrying GoLive with Creative Suite®, and I don’t think anyone is mourning that loss, Coda is a welcome addition to my cadre of software. Now if Panic could only make a software app that functions like Microsoft® Visio® and – AND! – converts site maps into web sites…
