DreamWeaver

how exactly does it work... i thought about getting it, does it use hml and css and all that like if I was to use note pad or word press?
thanks

 

It's completely different from notepad or wordpress. It's a WYSIWYG program which allows you to code a website without knowing any html. You can still hand code like you would in notepad, but that pretty much defeats the point of spending a few hundred bucks on it.

 

I would recommend you get Dreamweaver. It let's you do visaul editing but you can still see the code, so you really learn lots of things on the way.

Take a tour: http://www.adobe.com/products/dreamweaver/

 

I disagree using Dreamweaver in design veiw is a very bad idea as i causes you to loes you coding skills not improve them. Dreamweaver and all WYSIWYG editors code pages very poorly.

Dont get me wrong I love using Dreamweaver in code veiw as you have extra features over plain old note pad such as Dreamweaver template files, colour coded code, file management, FTP panel and snippets panel.

But as mentioned that is a lot of money for just them features it is as expensive as it is because the amount of time and money put into making the rest of the program.

 

If you're willing to spend the money, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend DreamWeaver.
I usually do a lot of xhtml, css and php, and while i do most of my coding in the code view, I do find it helpful to have the design view for checking the broader strokes, like colors and placement.
Just be aware that some things doesn't look exactly right, so use the design view as more of a guideline than actual representation of the actual outcome.

The FTP feature saves me a lot of time, and while dealing with a lot of different sites, I can easily switch between them and maintain a good flow.

It should be said, however, that I haven't really looked into alternatives, as I've had Dreamweaver for several years and always found it to be all I need.

 

Use DreamWeaver for big sites, or if you spent many time when writing code...

 

dreamweaver is capable to make html and css type websites. it also lets you see what your coding at the same time by switching between the designer and code tabs.

 

Hello, pmatrickk.
Dreamweaver is a WYSIWYG editor in that you can use it without
knowing HTML tags by memory. In this case, you use it like a word
processor. You can write a word, highlight it, and press a button to
make it bold. You don't have to write the tags <B>...</B>. The
program takes care of that.
However, you must have an elementary knowledge of HTML: how a page is
structured, and what can appear inside it. If you want to include a
table, Dreamweaver will provide a wizard to do it, and you will be
able to resize columns by dragging their borders. But you must know
that tables exist in the first place.