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04-26-2004, 09:43 PM #26Junior Guru
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Originally posted by sightz
Those wimps using their fancy-schmancy text editors.
Am I the only one who writes ones and zeros directly to the hard drives of my servers using a 300 baud modem on a Commodore 64?
Ahhh...that brings back memories...my first modem was a C-64 300 baud. I woulda used it more if I coulda beaten that darn Zork game! LOL
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04-27-2004, 02:41 AM #27Junior Guru Wannabe
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It all comes down to your design skills. Here are the programs I've used, from oldest to most recent:
- Claris Homepage
- Microsoft FrontPage
- Adobe GoLive
- Macromedia Dreamweaver MX
- Notepad
I have not noticed any decrease in creativity or productivity since I dumped Dreamweaver. You don't need it to create great sites. However, if you aren't a strong coder and you need an editor that will create (almost) valid HTML, Dreamweaver is a good choice.
Now that I've moved on from table-based designs and use XHTML and CSS for everything, there isn't really a WYWIWYG editor that works for me - even Dreamweaver MX 2004's CSS support is a joke. But I can't really say that I miss using visual editors. My coding skills are much better now than back in the day when I was using Claris Homepage.
And to the poster who said he would hire a designer who knew both HTML and Dreamweaver because he would be faster: I'm going to step out on a limb and say that I could throw up an entire site faster using CSS, XHTML, and Notepad. The time advantages of using CSS over traditional table-based layouts aren't talked about very often, but someone adept with CSS can create (and especially modify) a site much faster than a designer using traditional methods.
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04-27-2004, 04:14 AM #28Web Hosting Master
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Originally Posted by mulder
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04-27-2004, 04:19 AM #29Web Hosting Master
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Originally Posted by jpayne
In the case of CSS designs and Dreamweaver, what you see is most definitely not what you get!
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04-27-2004, 09:22 AM #30Junior Guru
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Vistual Studio .NET for me
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04-27-2004, 10:17 AM #31Web Hosting Master
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Can't stand the code VS.net generates.
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04-27-2004, 10:19 AM #32Junior Guru
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Originally posted by Rich2k
Can't stand the code VS.net generates.
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04-27-2004, 10:27 AM #33Web Hosting Guru
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So is table design old news? Is there a good tool for developing CSS designs?
Since I do web development in my spare time, I need to develop sites in as little time as possible. I know I can produce sites using DW + table design fairly quickly. I just dont see how developing code from scratch can be faster than using a GUI. Please enlighten a brotha.
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04-27-2004, 10:34 AM #34Junior Guru
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Originally posted by mulder
So is table design old news? Is there a good tool for developing CSS designs?
Since I do web development in my spare time, I need to develop sites in as little time as possible. I know I can produce sites using DW + table design fairly quickly. I just dont see how developing code from scratch can be faster than using a GUI. Please enlighten a brotha.
Mulder
I suppose its down to personal preference but I find when working with DW or any WYSIWYG editor that you tend to remove yourself from the code, which is exactly where I prefer to be. I dont really code static sites anymore, everything is database driven anyhow.
If I did a lot of static sites I might be tempted to give DW a try again.
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04-27-2004, 01:08 PM #35Web Hosting Master
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Dreamweaver MX, didn't see any reason to upgrade to 2004 and Topstyle Pro 3 which i couldn't really do without tbh.
I do alot of dynamic stuff so i like to be able to use templates, live previews, code locking all the stuff i couldn't do with notepad :p
question to those who does use notepad, how do you embed your .swfs? memorised the code have you?<erno> hm. I've lost a machine.. literally _lost_. it responds to ping, it works completely, I just can't figure out where in my apartment it is.
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04-27-2004, 02:39 PM #36New Member
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I'll second textpad
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04-27-2004, 09:38 PM #37Newbie
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Pretty invariably, people who claim they design completely in Notepad are usually either broke or amazingly elitist.
The thing about Dreamweaver, is that most experienced designers don't bother actually visually designing in the design view. It's immensely time saving to switch over to design view to check out how things are going - that's something that Notepad just doesn't have the advantage over.
Another matter is syntax highlighting - Dreamweaver handled this rather well - and Notepad, well, just doesn't. Notepad is a word processor, not a dedicated HTML Editor. You don't hear professional graphic designers parading around claiming to design in Paint. It just doesn't equate.
And finally, whatever you're coding, these days more time is spent developing your CSS - after that, it's just a few elements here and there with the odd DOCTYPE. With the inclusion of CSS, it makes visual design pretty limiting.
Either way, as long as you meet XHTML and CSS compliancy, it doesn't really matter. You can't debate opinion, 'cause it's neither right nor wrong.
I'm not wrong, am I right?
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04-27-2004, 10:02 PM #38Newbie
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I use FrontPage 2003 and Dreamweaver MX. Microsoft really did a great job with FrontPage 2003, and I find myself using it more then Dreamweaver. :-)
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04-28-2004, 03:27 AM #39Junior Guru
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Originally posted by ds5000
I use FrontPage 2003 and Dreamweaver MX. Microsoft really did a great job with FrontPage 2003, and I find myself using it more then Dreamweaver. :-)
I have never touched it since then but I have heard that the latest incarnation is surprisingly good, some people even suggest that its better than dreamweaver (and cheaper).
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04-28-2004, 04:42 AM #40Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by Floyd
Either way, as long as you meet XHTML and CSS compliancy, it doesn't really matter. You can't debate opinion, 'cause it's neither right nor wrong.
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04-28-2004, 01:45 PM #41Web Hosting Master
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i still like vim, has tons of scripts and features, and is on every server I have ever touched (*nix only for me oh and sometimes when I am unlucky there is only vi )
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04-28-2004, 07:10 PM #42WHT Addict
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Mekhu:
lol, gotta love the 13 year olds that are the cats meow cause they know html
By the way, 13 year olds (almost 14 for me), if they know html, they usually know alot more than simple html. Somepeople know php, perl, c++, etc... all that annoying stuff. And some of them who have alot of money, have a Torque lisence (a friend has it).
I am bored, as you can probaly see.
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04-28-2004, 07:19 PM #43New Member
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Dreamweaver is cool, but I like Open Source Freebies.
Bluefish is cool for your linux box.
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04-28-2004, 08:23 PM #44Junior Guru
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Originally posted by 1jetsam
Mekhu:
...May I ask, but how did you know I was 13, or was that a quote about something else.
By the way, 13 year olds (almost 14 for me), if they know html, they usually know alot more than simple html. Somepeople know php, perl, c++, etc... all that annoying stuff. And some of them who have alot of money, have a Torque lisence (a friend has it).
I am bored, as you can probaly see.
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04-29-2004, 09:54 AM #45Web Hosting Guru
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Originally posted by delirium
13 yr olds should be riding bikes, climbing trees, playing sport and robbing convience stores, not spending all their time in front of the PC - Get out and see the Sun, while you still can.
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04-29-2004, 04:50 PM #46Junior Guru Wannabe
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Homesite is my coding tool of choice - writes good clean html and good for programing PHP/ASP too.
Photoshop and ImageReady take care of the arty stuff.
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04-30-2004, 08:29 AM #47WHT Addict
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Originally posted by delirium
I had the unfortunate experience of trying the first release of FrontPage on a live site and it messed it up completely - apparently putting ALL the html on one long line with no spaces was the "recommended" way lol.
I have never touched it since then but I have heard that the latest incarnation is surprisingly good, some people even suggest that its better than dreamweaver (and cheaper).
I've used FP since 97, and it's most recent incarnation isn't just better, it's amazing. 2003 is a worthy of praise... However, I've used Dreamweaver sporadically for 2 years and would never pay for the product again.
Vivvy
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04-30-2004, 08:34 AM #48Junior Guru Wannabe
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Funny isn't it, I used FP a few times and can't stand it ... but ... that also is true for Dreamweaver!
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04-30-2004, 08:36 AM #49WHT Addict
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Well the reality is no one product is the end all be all.. I'm still constantly tinkering with the code... there is no perfect editor... but I tell ya, fp2003 sure makes my life easier...
Vivvy
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05-01-2004, 05:23 PM #50Junior Guru Wannabe
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Notepad.