Hello!
I’ve asked similar questions in the past, but is there a book or similar that contains documentation on best practices for formulas, tables, and buttons? I am usually able to achieve what I want from Coda, but I always feel like there’s a better way to do it. It would be great to have something like that, rather than just the how-to videos & formula page that only cover the basics.
Go watch all the videos from @Paul_Danyliuk in Youtube. Also the old ones that are not as nicely edited as the newer ones. You will learn a lot!
Some people really prefer written documentation! I am one of them.
Hello @Samuel_Langford ,
There are really a lot of recources under this link: Learn Coda via guides, courses, videos, and more | Resources
It got me started back then and there is a lot more now.
Succes,
Greetings, Joost
Hi,
A little outside the box but building a Coda document is similar to building a custom piece of software. I’ve looked outside of Coda to learn how software is developed (modularity concept) as well as data management.
Modularity means building elements in Coda docs as separate, reusable parts that work together but can also stand on their own. This makes it easier to update, reuse in other docs, and scale as your system grows.
Learning about data/database management helps because it teaches you how to structure information using principles like relationships between tables, using unique IDs, avoiding duplicate data, and keeping data separate from how it’s displayed.
Combine that with Coda specific resources and you’ll have a good framework for Coda documents.
So, I’m going to put a plug in here for the simpladocs team @Scott_Collier-Weir and others have an awesome Coda School series of materials. I still reference their formula guide to this day.
I’ve also benefitted from @Christiaan_Huizer medium posts and the great content from @Piet_Strydom.
A few quick Google searches will lead you to their materials. They may also chime in here too!
Do you have specific material you’d recommend?
Thanks! These are the things I started out with but you are right, there seems to be a lot more now. I wish there were like a book or PDF of all these articles.