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Heres where this article misses:

You don't HAVE to edit directly on the server with Coda, but it is an OPTION. You can just as easily work locally/commit and then sync with the dev server.

Also, not everyone works on projects hosted on a vps. ftp/sftp is very much still relevant in the real world.

Diet Coda is not meant to be a replacement for your macbook, that is why it is 10 bucks. Also recreating a virtual local file system with git inside an ios app is probably not worth the effort. I for one welcome the "quick hack" nature of the app. Its not meant to be an ide replacement.

"Much as I love Panic, I’ve never used Coda" then why are you writing a critique on software you have never used?

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You do have to edit files directly on the server with Diet Coda, and that's the product I was talking about when I made the point about editing files directly on the server.

And it wasn't a critique of software I've never used, it was an explanation of why it has never appealed to me.

Okay, I wouldn't really call his article a "critique". He's just presenting his thoughts on an app that hasn't even been released, and his points seem valid based on the initial feature list of the app.

> Also, not everyone works on projects hosted on a vps. ftp/sftp is very much still relevant in the real world.

Those two things are not mutually exclusive.

you know what i mean.

I'm sort of confused. How does a vps differ from a regular server in terms of FTP usage?

If you have your own server then of course you can do fancy deployments, but locked down shared hosts make it harder. Ftp is lowest common denominator to get your stuff up. I'm just saying that many people need to work in these environments and don't have the luxury of being able to deploy in cute ways.

Also I find developing wordpress/drupal sites that working directly on the dev server is fine, and committing from there is the best flow. It can be a big pita and time waster trying to maintain these sites in different places just for shits and giggles.

moondev assumes that someone who uses a VPS is more likely to use SSH/version control rather than FTP.

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