Coda 2: a comprehensive tool for Web Developer

April 23, 2007. It was a day when the Panic Coda introduced a program 1. The idea was revolutionary Coda: one application, one window for the whole web development process. It was right and convenient. In 2007, the developers won the Apple Design Award for the best user interface. Until there Coda applications such as TextMate, BBEdit, Espresso MacRabbit and CSS Edit. Yes, there was still Dreamweaver, but not everyone wanted to spend money on it. Coda was a real revolution. Prior to its release, developers needed a number of different instruments. What was needed was an editor for writing code, FTP client for uploading and downloading files from the server and the browser to check their work. In some cases, developers need an SSH terminal and work with the database. Coda has absorbed all the best and necessary to become truly integrated and self-contained instrument.

Coda 2 - is a fully updated version of Coda 1, but built on the same principle. After starting the application workspace open to the user. On the main screen displays all the projects. You can create groups of their own projects, you just drag one project to another.

To add a new project, click the + in the lower left corner. In the resulting window enter data to connect to the server.

Now you can choose which appeared project and start working with him. After opening the project you will see a list of files on your server. Select the file you want to work or create a new one. Coda 2 supports a variety of relevant languages, environments and platforms, including HTML, CSS, PHP, JavaScript, ASP.NET, XML, SQL, and so on.

Particular attention should be paid to the interface of the program. He became much more comfortable and aesthetically pleasing. Top menu tabs received. The first two tabs are static, and the rest - it's open files you. The first tab is the home page of the program, the second opens the file manager and FTP.

Working with code is very easy. Coda 2, like most editors, supports code highlighting. Useful program feature is that it knows all the containers, most of the functions, settings, and is well aware of the syntax.

For example, you start to enter a «HT», and the program immediately offers a full version of «HTML». The program also automatically closes the containers, quotes, brackets, and so on. The CSS is implemented convenient palette of colors. You choose the color on the palette, and the program immediately puts his code name. If you have an iPad, you can view your work on the tablet. To do so, it Diet Coda, Coda 2 and click «AirPreview».

As with any complex professional software, the Coda 2 - a piece not cheap, but it is worth the money, and any serious developer should pay attention to it.

Coda 2 | mac AppStore (2490 rubles)