Ever work in sync with another co-worker on a particular program or file? If that’s so i’m sure you know some of the problems that can be run into. There is the potential chance of file over-writing or mistakenly deleting something that you should not have. Philip and I have both encountered this before when working on projects, and trust me after spending many hours on a particular section on a site then only to be saved over by accident by your partner almost makes you want to smash your head into the wall.
This is where collaborative software comes into play, which we have been using constantly. Even more important is that we both can edit documents together if we have access to internet! This is crucial since we there are times when we are not physically next to each other. You are probably wondering what we have been using?
Neither of us can really tell you have valuable this program is. Obviously you need to be running OSX to use this, but trust me when i say this program is FAST, Lightweight and reliable. Barely ever has this program crashed, and the functionality works flawlessly. Of course there are parts of CODA that i feel are missing but all-in-all they get 5 stars from us at (rr).
If you are looking for some help with programming, CODA comes loaded with “books” to help programming! Most other programs do not supply help with code other than word/function suggestions. This becomes very helpful for new and experience programmers!
Another tool… that has to be another key part in over-the-internet collaborative design would be iChat or Skype! This allows audio chat while coding through the same document! That ensures that nothing is missed or confused! It would almost be like working side by side even though we might be thousands of miles apart.
The last tool… would probably be the use of google’s services weither it be DOCS or their email system. Its a free service, and quality so why not use whats available? Well there you have it, a little break down of Riot Riot’s design and development tools.
