January 2013
Beginner to intermediate
64 pages
1h 10m
English
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Preface
One of the first questions asked when someone learns to code is, “What editor should I use?”
It is not a question easily answered. There are purists who believe you should only code with SimpleText or TextWrangler, but there are also those who prefer the many features of Dreamweaver. For those who also need to use the command line, the debate about vi and Emacs rages on. In addition, robust GUI editors such as TextMate and Sublime Text have taken the development world by storm.
Your personal preferences, your workflow, your code, your designs, your wallet…it’s all about you, baby. And that is why the question isn’t easily answered.
As someone who considers himself a designer first with a splash of developer mixed in, I’ve found it’s good to play around with different types of tools to see what you like best. I like Dreamweaver for some things and Sublime Text for others. I’ve even been known to dabble in a plain-text editor from time to time.
Ultimately, my primary tool is Panic’s Coda.
Panic has earned a reputation for making fantastic software that works great. I first heard about Panic when I was shopping around for an FTP client, and purchased Transmit. That became the gateway to Coda, and I’ve been a fan ever since.
What I like most about Coda is its focus on one-window web development. You don’t need to have an editor window open with Terminal off to the side, a separate CSS editor, and another application or Terminal tab for version control. Coda has everything for you—it’s ...
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