→ Coda 2 released, half-price today: I’ve previously done all of my web development in TextMate, but I bought both Codas today and I’m going to give them a shot. Panic’s other apps are so great that I trust them enough to take the chance. (Via Marco.org) I agree with Marco on this point completely. Panic has such a good track record that I was willing to pick up both of these apps just to give them a shot. I don’t expect to be dropping BBEdit…

Red Sweater Blog – MarsEdit 3.5.3: Mea Culpa: “So the focus on MarsEdit 3.6 was instantly sidelined, and MarsEdit 3.5.3 was brought to existence in the space of about an hour today, taking this critical bug fix and a couple other less urgent fixes that didn’t make it in time for 3.5.2.” (Via The Red Sweater Blog.) I love when developers are this communicative and up-front about their mistakes. Amazing how the little one-person shops tend to do this way better than the…

> Yes, it means acquiring a copy of Windows and yet another copy of Quicken, but it does provide you with a version of Quicken that’s more feature-packed than the one Intuit’s shipping for the Mac, you’re likely to get new features sooner with a Windows version, and, unlike with your current situation, your copy of the application won’t go the way of the dodo because of an operating system upgrade. via [macworld.com](http://www.macworld.com/article/160497/2011/06/lions_nixrosetta.html)I find…

> Given that, why the concern over how Apple handles the Mac App Store? Can’t developers just choose whether or not to go through the store? Of course. But the risk here—and make no mistake, it’s a risk for both developers and users because of the impact it will have on software diversity—is that if the Mac App Store becomes popular enough, users may eventually expect, mistakenly or not, that it’s the only place they can get (or at least want to get) Mac software. If…

> Along with having the same look, feel, and features as its mobile counterpart, the Mac App Store will also have the same revenue-sharing model; 70% of revenue will go to developers, 30% of revenue will go to Apple. This got us thinking: will developers pay? via [boygeniusreport.com](http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2010/10/20/apples-mac-app-store-will-developers-pay/)Boy Genius Report asks a legitimate question about whether or not the Mac App Store will appeal to developers. The big factor they mention is exposure: Apple is basically giving you free advertising by…