Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Tools should reflect our work style
My web work uses a variety of tools, such as Dreamweaver, Fireworks, some FTP clients, some content management system tools, and word processing. But I’m finding that Dreamweaver provides most of the necessary tools surrounded by a large number of things I never touch. Building web content comes down to a text editor, a CSS editor, and an FTP client to move content to a server. Dreamweaver offers those, but at the expense of many things I rarely, if ever, use.
Coda seems to answer a need for those basic tools in a simple interface, at the right price. Most people like simplicity in the things they use, and Coda provides that simplicity. Add a 30-day trial to the mix, and it becomes a web tool that feels comfortable and capable. This is worth a look for Mac users
