The good and the bad: Coda or Espresso?

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Published on 2010-03-23T09:24:34Z Indexed on 2010/03/23 9:33 UTC
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For my semi-professional web development studio, I'd like to use a more dedicated piece of software in stead of plain text editors.

Both Coda as Espresso seem interesting, but I can't seem to choose which one to buy. Any thoughts on which one to choose?

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