An Open Letter to Mr. Panic & Mr. MacroMates
Dearest Mr. Panic and Mr. MacroMates,
Let me get the formalities out of the way first—I love you both. You bring utility-based love to my computer every day. Even on the weekends, I tinker with your wares. I’m writing this post in your digital orgasm of a program Mr. MacroMates. Ctrl+Shift+W and Command+Enter are as much a part of my consciousness as my first name.
But Mr. Panic, while I dream about being able to converse with you daily, Coda is my Ferrari without wheels, my toast without jam, my web development app without Ctrl+Shift+W. You have so much going for you; you upload my files after every compulsive save, automatically. You organize my mess of websites into a visual metaphor that works impeccably well. You even house all the documentation I could ever need—right in that one gorgeous app. You’re even from my hometown of Portland, Oregon! I live right down the street from you, in fact. And yet, there’s a fundamental flaw that keeps me from purchasing and using Coda. I need Ctrl+Shift+W, Mr Panic. I want to love you, but I need your help.
So this is my open letter to the both of you, my plea that you’ll come to an agreement and make web development on the Mac perfect. Sit down over a cup of coffee, tea, booze, or whatever is necessary, hash out the terms and details for the unison of your apps, and implement—I will love you forever. I mean it guys. Love you forever.
With Warmest Regards and Highest Hopes,
Kyle J. Meyer
Do you agree?
If you want to see this happen, please leave a comment requesting Textmate’s inclusion in Coda.
June 26th, 2008 at 9:07 pm
I want to see this happen already, I’ve been waiting for something like this
June 26th, 2008 at 11:00 pm
Seriously. It’s not just that particular key combination I miss, it’s the entire bundle system that’s drastically missing from Coda. For a program that’s designed to simplify and save time, taking longer to actually write code is a big oversight. I’d pay the price of both combined if they were combined!
June 29th, 2008 at 12:01 am
[...] An Open Letter to Mr. Panic & Mr. MacroMates Kyle Meyer writes “You have so much going for you; you upload my files after every compulsive save, automatically. You organize my mess of websites into a visual metaphor that works impeccably well. You even house all the documentation I could ever need—right in that one gorgeous app. You’re even from my hometown of Portland, Oregon! I live right down the street from you, in fact. And yet, there’s a fundamental flaw that keeps me from purchasing and using Coda. I need Ctrl+Shift+W, Mr Panic. I want to love you, but I need your help.” [...]
July 1st, 2008 at 9:26 am
I’d gladly adopt this new hybrid, and I support these two misters joining in such a union!
August 26th, 2008 at 1:59 pm
Agreed. I’d pay double the price of Coda for this. I own both…Coda gets used once a month for text updates to existing sites. Sad.