Two Thumbs Way Up June 11, 2007

Simple Station has posted a review of Coda (better a few months than never, I guess). Their conclusion is pretty much on par with everyone else:
We have to give Panic two thumbs way up for Coda. It’s simplicity, clean UI and awesome built-in features have definitely convinced us to switch from using our current editor [...]

3.8 out of 5 Ain’t Bad May 28, 2007

Eric Barstad of HTML Editor Reviews has posted a review of Coda. Sentiments run pretty much along the same lines as other folks, but he calls out a gripe that I also had:
When I column select text, the selected column isn’t highlighted; rather, the entire lines are highlighted, which can be quite confusing (this might [...]

“Cool app. Too bad I can’t use it.” May 16, 2007

Constructive Nonconformist ruminates that Coda’s paradigm of working on one local copy to one live site may be good for some, but not for everyone:
When I build a website it’s generally for a client. In addition to development and production, I need a third server: a ‘user acceptance testing’ web server. Sometimes I need a [...]

SurfBits Coda Review May 7, 2007

SurfBits has posted their own review of Coda today. It’s pretty straightforward, but does raise an interesting issue:
I like the method [in transfers] where you can see both sides at the same time, having to have blind faith that it will switch properly is kind of disconcerting, but it does work pretty easily when you [...]

Gruber’s Take May 4, 2007

The always spot-on Jon Gruber at Daring Fireball has well-reasoned ruminations on Coda:
The appeal of Coda cannot be expressed solely by any comparison of features. The point is not what it does, but how it feels to use it. The essential aspects of Coda aren’t features in its components, but rather the connections between components.

TidBits Coda Review May 2, 2007

Joe Kissell at TidBits provides an extensive and cut-through-the-hype review of Coda. He pretty much nails where 1.0 is right now, from the point of view of hardcore code jocks.