BBEdit is ready for input in less than two seconds, almost too fast to count. It’s pretty, sure, but even on the best iMac money can buy it drags its pretty little feet. The most general problem is that Coda 2 is obviously bogged down by eye candy. It sure aims high, but the result is just not all that good. My opinion is that Coda has quite a few flaws that should concern nearly any kind of user. And I don’t just mean that it doesn’t suit me.
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Unfortunately, after an investment of “only” a couple full days of trying to get going with Coda 2, I easily accumulated a list of new deal-breakers (and smashers). My hopes soared…setting me up for even more disappointment. I quickly determined that certain Coda 1 (and 1.5) deal-breakers had been addressed, and I was impressed by several things right out of the box, like the clever pairing with Diet Coda in my iPad for previewing. I wanted to love the first version (2007), and bought and played around just for the hell of it, even though I knew there was no real hope that it could compete with the power of BBEdit - my publishing draft horse for a decade now (only half the product’s lifespan). They are crazy talented, and I love what they are trying to do with Coda - obviously, or I wouldn’t be so disappointed - and I have for years. So: apologies to the gang at Panic Software. This might even be the harshest review of Coda 2 out there. I’m aggrieved that it isn’t going to work out. It could have been a big deal for me, improving the feel and flavour of 40-60 hours of work every week.
This is a bitchy, snarky review of Coda 2, a snazzy new web development program that doesn’t deserve quite so much ire, but gets it from me because I am so disappointed: I was really hoping I could move into this app and live and work there for many years.
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