Panic software

Nothing brightens up a Saturday morning hangover like toys I’m not supposed to have in my inbox. An anonymous tipster (thanks Mike!) dished me a copy of Panic Software’s new developer workflow application Coda today. If you remember I was just a little bit hot and bothered about this yesterday. The app is supposed to officially debut Monday but I don’t see why I can’t give you guys my own first impressions with a full on exclusive review.

I do web development pretty much every day and have never been a real fan of the all inclusive, live editing types of tools. Honestly tools like Dreamweaver really makes me cringe. So like many others I normally have a separate application for text editing, FTP, shell, and of course a few browsers open. I have to tell you, I’ve taken the red pill now and doing away with all of these separate tools actually seems possible with Coda.

So in case you haven’t already guessed, from within Coda you can use FTP, terminal, preview, a CSS editor, and of course live edit your remote files on the fly. When I first launched Coda it sucked in all of my details from Transmit (another Panic app) with a quick import. From there I was met with a jaw droppingly gorgeous live preview of my website, where I could enter my remote/local, FTP, and shell details.

Enter your details

I guarantee you will be impressed by the user interface in Coda. I never used to be impressed by jazzy special effects, simplicity, and elegance in my applications, but Panic really delivers on this front. If this type of thing gives you wood, prepare to be really dazzled when working with this tool.

But the real bread and butter of an app like this is its live editing feature. Some of the other workflow apps I’ve used really don’t handle the remote editing of files that elegantly. When you live in Bangkok and your working on servers in the US, trust me, you will feel the latency. After working with Coda all day doing just this type of work, I can say I am very satisfied, and even a bit surprised. As with Transmit a connection loss is transparent to the user, meaning you never know you got disconnected.

Which brings me to the built in editor. For me this is really the deal maker. One of the problems I have had switching to a Mac is the editors on OS X. They aren’t bad, but they aren’t great either. Having said that, I think the guys at Panic are off to a really great start with their own editor. All of the usual languages are supported and styled appropriately including: CSS, HTML, Javascript, Java, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby, SQL, XML, and straight text.

SANERGY AIX PANIC VOLUME DEFINITION TOO LARGE

APAR status
Closed as program error.

Error description

When the sanergyfs daemon encounters a volume definition that is
too large, a panic may occur.
..
The defect is against the: SANergy fsf AIX
Server/Manager build/release: 3.2.9.1
Agent/Client build/release: 3.2.9.1
Server/Manager: AIX 5.2
Agent/Client: AIX 5.2
Other Components
None
Is the defect platform or DB dependant: Unknown
Problem as described by customer:
Per customer: when they have the metadata controller re-boot
on the client systems, the system panics when tryingn to
recycle the nfs mount sanergy file system.
Recreate steps: None given
Problem Determination Documentation:
core dump
(the customer is in a secure area. no other doc provided).




Version Introduced: Unknown
..

Local fix

Apply PTF when available.

Problem summary

Fixed in version 3.2.10.0

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR information
APAR number IC47747
Reported component name SAN FILE SHARIN
Reported component ID 5698SFS01
Reported release 22A
Status CLOSED PER
PE NoPE
HIPER NoHIPER
Special Attention NoSpecatt
Submitted date 2005-10-28
Closed date 2005-12-15
Last modified date 2005-12-15

APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Modules/Macros

Publications Referenced

Fix information
Fixed component name SAN FILE SHARIN
Fixed component ID 5698SFS01

Applicable component levels
R22A PSY UP

Panic button on desk

Quite possibly the most important key on your keyboard! Though not just for computers, the Panic Button is a vital - if somewhat pointless - addition to everyone's desk. It doesn't do anything of course, but you feel a lot better having a button to stab at when everything goes to pot.

Stick it on your keyboard, your dashboard, possibly even your ironing board, and get instant relief from life's little emergencies.

Features
Features

* Comes with a self-adhesive pad on the base
* Size: ~1.5cm x 1.5cm x 1cm
* Weight: <5 grams