Mehrotra’s pitch for Coda, which was built under the codename “ Krypton,” goes like this: “It’s a document so powerful you can build apps in it.” Open it for the first time and you’ll see a blank canvas that will be familiar to anyone who has ever used Google Docs or Microsoft Word. It’s a versatile tool that Mehrotra hopes will find a home in companies where diverse teams need regular access to shared sets of data, but want to view and manipulate that data on their own terms. The company, which is announcing a private beta today after three years of secret development, makes a collaborative document editor that combines a word processor and a spreadsheet. Mehrotra began to fixate on a question: what would documents and spreadsheets look if they were invented today?Ĭoda, a company Mehrotra co-founded with his fellow former Googler Alex DeNeui, represents his answer to that question. The system worked well enough, but the tools had been built for a previous age. Mehrotra, who served as the company’s head of product until he left in 2014, managed his team largely using a combination of Google Docs and Sheets. We particularly like the powerful Find and Replace tools, which let you drag-and-drop global changes to your code.Ĭoda is neither perfect nor cheap (and we're getting antsy for Coda 2.0), but if you're searching for a reasonably priced Web design tool on the Mac, Coda is a solid choice.When Shishir Mehrotra worked at YouTube, he was struck by the relatively pedestrian tools that kept the site running.

Coda also has tons of time-saving features, including Clips (for frequently used code snippets), an Open Quickly window (for fast access to specific files), and integrated subversion. Hand-coding experts will like the full-featured CSS and text editors (although no code folding here), and editing multiple files side by side in split panes is a breeze. This one-window Web design app combines all the tools you need to build a site, with an emphasis on creating a fast, easy, integrated workflow.Ĭoda's collaboration tools let you seamlessly work together with others, and a built-in FTP sidebar-using the power of Panic's powered-up Transmit 4-helps you get your site updated quickly. Coda from Panic Software offers a sleek, trimmed-down alternative to expensive Web design suites.

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