Coda is a one window web developer’s dream. Basically, it’s a text editor, web browser, FTP client and more all in the convenience of one window with tabbed browsing. I like the interface just because as a web designer I often find that I have a ton of other apps like photoshop, illustrator, mail or whatnot open while I’m working, and now I don’t have to add Textmate, Transmit and Safari on top. It helps keep me organized. Also, for any fan’s of Panic’s Transmit FTP client, you’ll be glad to know it is built by the same folks, and with that the piece of mind that you know it’s a nice stable app with a sophisticated interface.

Coda also has some nice features for newer developers, like guides to common developing languages such as HTML, CSS, JS, and PHP as well as an advanced CSS editor, although I tend to steer clear of that section. I guess I’m a purist when it comes to writing my own CSS.

All in all, Coda is clean, well-designed and well-built web development tool. I really like it, although I can see how some more hardcore developers would like some of the advance features from an app like Textmate or Transmit. At the end of the day, Coda is still a bit watered down, so I would still encourage users to keep their old FTP clients around for times when they are in need of a more advanced FTP or to always test you projects in more commonly used browsers like Firefox, Safari, and Explorer. As far as the everyday though, Coda is a nice convenience to have around.