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Diet Coda

156 points by mynameisraj 14y ago

paulofisch 14y ago
Coda has been getting long in the tooth for a while (and is still my daily web-dev buddy). It's nice to see Panic coming out all guns blazing with the new hotness. Software I actively enjoy paying for. The pun in the iPad version name is a nice touch and an emblem of the way Panic rolls :-)
mike626 14y ago
I really can't see using this for quick fixes when I am highly mobile. A better solution for me is Sublime Text on my Macbook Air. http://www.sublimetext.com/ http://www.sublimetext.com/
- untog 14y ago
  Well, obviously, because you have MacBook Air. There isn't a lot of point comparing iPad apps with full OS X apps- they live in quite different worlds.
- taude 14y ago
  I'd further add that if you're a dev type, and expected to remotely fix stuff, that you'd have a laptop anyway. Can't see doing anything more than fixing a typo on the iPad...in which case, I'm sure a SSH app is all that's needed.
  - ConstantineXVI 14y ago
    Having a local editor for remote files is super handy if your SSH is flaky for whatever reason (say, you fall off LTE into 1x or GPRS land), regardless of the device you're on. Never mind being able to take advantage of the touch screen...
    - taude 14y ago
      You need to be connected to the network. From their website: "Can I work on my site offline? Not Currently. Diet Coda's focus is editing files on your staging server; if you want to build a whole new website while you're there, that's also cool."
joejohnson 14y ago
It's confusing that the Coda 2 landing page says both "Get it May 24th, 2012" and "Get in Now".
- rumblestrut 14y ago
  This page seems to indicate that both are coming May 24. http://panic.com/coda/comingsoon.html http://panic.com/coda/comingsoon.html "Coda 2 and Diet Coda will be available May 24, 2012."
ChrisLTD 14y ago
Looks great. I think I've moved beyond wanting Coda 2 for the desktop (I use BBEdit + Transmit instead), but it'll be nice to have the iPad version as a kind of mobile insurance.
moondowner 14y ago
"Document Shelf" on Firefox 12 looks like Dooument Shelf due to the font.
rcneel 14y ago
"I don't always test my code, but when I do, I do it in production" - The Most Interesting Developer in the World http://imgur.com/y7Hm9 http://imgur.com/y7Hm9
- tar 14y ago
  Memes do not contribute anything to the discussion http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
benatkin 14y ago
The name is a turn-off for me, as a recovering soda pop drinker.
kmx411 14y ago
This is great! Been using Coda for a while now
pwthornton 14y ago
I don't know if I'll be getting Coda 2, but Diet Coda looks incredible. I find that the iPad is a nice supplement to my workflow, particularly when I have to be really mobile (this means iPad and smartphone only). I have a few good writing workflow (http://interchangeproject.org/2012/05/08/my-ipad-setup/ http://interchangeproject.org/2012/05/08/my-ipad-setup/) but I don't have a mobile coding workflow that works for me yet. The biggest thing I'd be using Diet Coda for would be fixing small issues on the go. I hope this it it.
- mkramlich 14y ago
  You're a programmer and can't afford a laptop? (serious question for the folks who seem to need to do development on an iPad)
  - CubicleNinjas 14y ago
    It isn't a question of cost, it is a question of comfort. When you get an iPad you realize laptops have instantly become less useful. iPads fit into a tiny bag, they have crazy battery life, and they can do many things as well as a desktop. It is a no brainer to carry them with you instead of a laptop, as they do 90% of the things you need a computer for very well. Having a nice text editor/FTP program would be greatly welcomed.
    - pwthornton 14y ago
      Yes, this is what I was getting at. When I take a weekend trip, I don't like to bring a laptop. I can bring my iPad, iPhone and one charger. It's incredibly light and takes up very little space. But sometimes stuff comes up. I have also begun to find the iPad a pretty nice environment for writing on. I have yet to find a program that I like to program in, however.
  - pwthornton 14y ago
    There are times when I'm traveling ultra light and just have an iPad and my phone. This is usually what I do when attending conferences, or when I'm traveling and I don't expect to do much coding or writing. But stuff comes up even when I don't intend on doing work, and the ability to make small fixes from my iPad would be a big help. I'm switching to a 13.3-inch Macbook Air as my main computer (with a 27-inch external display). We'll see if this changes my view on not bringing my laptop places. Still, the iPad is much lighter than an Air and gets incredible battery life. I might even be out at a coffee shop on the weekend and realize that there is something I want to fix on a website. If I'm out at a coffee shop, relaxing, reading some stuff, I almost never have a laptop with me.
vermontdevil 14y ago
Why does it say "$9.99 for now"? Does it mean the price will come down or go up?
- mynameisraj 14y ago
  $9.99 for the first 24 hours after launch. $19.99 afterwards.
bobsy 14y ago
I would consider this if they fix the iPad keyboard or use something custom. On the iPad doing a simple PHP statement is difficult as you have switch between keyboards so frequently.
- carlesfe 14y ago
  Have you watched the video? They add some stuff to the ipad's default keyboard, like braces, < and >, and contextual elements.
hopeless 14y ago
I like Prompt as an SSH client but I'm quite happy with Textastic for code editing: http://www.textasticapp.com http://www.textasticapp.com
ajennings 14y ago
With a bluetooth keyboard, this is a killer app. It's not the screen resolution of a dual-screen desktop, but a new iPad is almost as good as a 27" iMac !! new iPad: 2048x1536 = 3.14 million pixels 27" iMac: 2560x1440 = 3.69 million pixels I don't have a new iPad yet, though, so I don't know if the quality or the experience is comparable. The killer feature for mobile coding is a keyboard and screen that are separable. Put the screen wherever is most convenient and the keyboard wherever is most convenient. You could even code on an airplane. Even the smallest MBP is uncomfortable in coach, for me anyway.

156 points by mynameisraj 14y ago

Coda has been getting long in the tooth for a while (and is still my daily web-dev buddy). It's nice to see Panic coming out all guns blazing with the new hotness. Software I actively enjoy paying for. The pun in the iPad version name is a nice touch and an emblem of the way Panic rolls :-)

mike626 14y ago

I really can't see using this for quick fixes when I am highly mobile. A better solution for me is Sublime Text on my Macbook Air. http://www.sublimetext.com/ http://www.sublimetext.com/

untog 14y ago
Well, obviously, because you have MacBook Air. There isn't a lot of point comparing iPad apps with full OS X apps- they live in quite different worlds.
taude 14y ago
I'd further add that if you're a dev type, and expected to remotely fix stuff, that you'd have a laptop anyway. Can't see doing anything more than fixing a typo on the iPad...in which case, I'm sure a SSH app is all that's needed.
- ConstantineXVI 14y ago
  Having a local editor for remote files is super handy if your SSH is flaky for whatever reason (say, you fall off LTE into 1x or GPRS land), regardless of the device you're on. Never mind being able to take advantage of the touch screen...
  - taude 14y ago
    You need to be connected to the network. From their website: "Can I work on my site offline? Not Currently. Diet Coda's focus is editing files on your staging server; if you want to build a whole new website while you're there, that's also cool."

joejohnson 14y ago

It's confusing that the Coda 2 landing page says both "Get it May 24th, 2012" and "Get in Now".

rumblestrut 14y ago
This page seems to indicate that both are coming May 24. http://panic.com/coda/comingsoon.html http://panic.com/coda/comingsoon.html "Coda 2 and Diet Coda will be available May 24, 2012."

ChrisLTD 14y ago

Looks great. I think I've moved beyond wanting Coda 2 for the desktop (I use BBEdit + Transmit instead), but it'll be nice to have the iPad version as a kind of mobile insurance.

moondowner 14y ago

"Document Shelf" on Firefox 12 looks like Dooument Shelf due to the font.

rcneel 14y ago

"I don't always test my code, but when I do, I do it in production" - The Most Interesting Developer in the World http://imgur.com/y7Hm9 http://imgur.com/y7Hm9

tar 14y ago
Memes do not contribute anything to the discussion http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

benatkin 14y ago

The name is a turn-off for me, as a recovering soda pop drinker.

kmx411 14y ago

This is great! Been using Coda for a while now

pwthornton 14y ago

I don't know if I'll be getting Coda 2, but Diet Coda looks incredible. I find that the iPad is a nice supplement to my workflow, particularly when I have to be really mobile (this means iPad and smartphone only). I have a few good writing workflow (http://interchangeproject.org/2012/05/08/my-ipad-setup/ http://interchangeproject.org/2012/05/08/my-ipad-setup/) but I don't have a mobile coding workflow that works for me yet. The biggest thing I'd be using Diet Coda for would be fixing small issues on the go. I hope this it it.

mkramlich 14y ago
You're a programmer and can't afford a laptop? (serious question for the folks who seem to need to do development on an iPad)
- CubicleNinjas 14y ago
  It isn't a question of cost, it is a question of comfort. When you get an iPad you realize laptops have instantly become less useful. iPads fit into a tiny bag, they have crazy battery life, and they can do many things as well as a desktop. It is a no brainer to carry them with you instead of a laptop, as they do 90% of the things you need a computer for very well. Having a nice text editor/FTP program would be greatly welcomed.
  - pwthornton 14y ago
    Yes, this is what I was getting at. When I take a weekend trip, I don't like to bring a laptop. I can bring my iPad, iPhone and one charger. It's incredibly light and takes up very little space. But sometimes stuff comes up. I have also begun to find the iPad a pretty nice environment for writing on. I have yet to find a program that I like to program in, however.
- pwthornton 14y ago
  There are times when I'm traveling ultra light and just have an iPad and my phone. This is usually what I do when attending conferences, or when I'm traveling and I don't expect to do much coding or writing. But stuff comes up even when I don't intend on doing work, and the ability to make small fixes from my iPad would be a big help. I'm switching to a 13.3-inch Macbook Air as my main computer (with a 27-inch external display). We'll see if this changes my view on not bringing my laptop places. Still, the iPad is much lighter than an Air and gets incredible battery life. I might even be out at a coffee shop on the weekend and realize that there is something I want to fix on a website. If I'm out at a coffee shop, relaxing, reading some stuff, I almost never have a laptop with me.

vermontdevil 14y ago

Why does it say "$9.99 for now"? Does it mean the price will come down or go up?

mynameisraj 14y ago
$9.99 for the first 24 hours after launch. $19.99 afterwards.

bobsy 14y ago

I would consider this if they fix the iPad keyboard or use something custom. On the iPad doing a simple PHP statement is difficult as you have switch between keyboards so frequently.

carlesfe 14y ago
Have you watched the video? They add some stuff to the ipad's default keyboard, like braces, < and >, and contextual elements.

hopeless 14y ago

I like Prompt as an SSH client but I'm quite happy with Textastic for code editing: http://www.textasticapp.com http://www.textasticapp.com

ajennings 14y ago

With a bluetooth keyboard, this is a killer app. It's not the screen resolution of a dual-screen desktop, but a new iPad is almost as good as a 27" iMac !! new iPad: 2048x1536 = 3.14 million pixels 27" iMac: 2560x1440 = 3.69 million pixels I don't have a new iPad yet, though, so I don't know if the quality or the experience is comparable. The killer feature for mobile coding is a keyboard and screen that are separable. Put the screen wherever is most convenient and the keyboard wherever is most convenient. You could even code on an airplane. Even the smallest MBP is uncomfortable in coach, for me anyway.