Any handcoders here?

We handcode HTML and JSP for a couple of reasons.

It gives us better control over compliance to HTML standards, you can leave comments and control HTML in much the same way as any other source code.

Major support tools don't really support WYSIWYG in this combination of technologies. Handcoding has its advantages and disadvantages.

 

Personally i use Dreamweaver for everything, however, all my code is hand coded. I use dreamweaver mainly cause i like the HTML/PHP syntax highlighting and also the FTP and different sites feature.

I have Dreamweaver on one monitor and firefox on the other. Do some coding, upload the file to my dev server with dreamweavers FTP feature, then refresh firefox, works well for me

Dread

 

i also hand code everything, tried dreamweaver once but didn't feel at all comfortable!!

i use 1st page 2000, wonderfull tool!

 

I'm on pretty much the same plan, but since I'm a travelling road show I only have one monitor

 

No, you are not the only one...my husband much prefers it! I know he sometimes uses Cold Fusion Studio, but mostly Notepad. I remember one reason is the messy code some editors produce (hope I'm saying this correctly) and he recently finished an ebook "Quick & Dirty Web Site Design" for people who want to do it this way--I wonder how many people are like you in this regard?

If anyone is interested, here's his business url:
www.internetguidancesolutions.com
(can click on the ebook picture)

--Linda

 

EditPlus is quick, easy, and has nice php (along with html, css etc) syntax highlighting.

When I am on my *nix box, I usually use gedit or vi.

Really just depends what your comfort level is. Most people start out with more complicated programs and slim down over the years.

 

wow, that is sure one long long thread!! i handcode all and use notepad >.>;;

 

http://www.editpadpro.com/editpadlite.html much better than notepad.
For linux mc is my #1 I love the ftp live editing option, but having TLS support would be great, just hope to be integrated soon .

 

I hand-code usually in Textpad

 

Learned with Notepad, still like it. Use DW but always just used code view.

I Like this one called Areanae because it has 'preview in browser(s)' and insert hyperlinks and img links.
It has syntax highlighting, which I love. It is fast, free, and runs from folder.
Crimson Editor is another I like.

Just feels 'clean' hand coding, :O)

 

I code by hand. Hate DW and FP with passion.

 

i don't hate the wysiwyg editors, they serve as usefull tools for many people, to each their own

 

I hand code as well as use HTML KIT, I like it for creating tables, lists etc quickly, helps me a bunch.

 

Why waste time on hand coding when there are tools to help u around? I use DW. I am not saying I dont know how to hand code, I started out from our notepad. Even now, I tend to type in DW's Code view when there is a fix needed and think later oooo.. i shd have done it through the interface. For PHP, nothing can beat our hand brain combination.

 

i use dreamweaver to code php,html,css,java. but i hand code it all. the only things in dreamweaver i use is the table creation, cause i hate making tables, and the search and replace function. i type faster than the code completer can keep up with so i ignore it.

also another reason i use dreamweaver is casue of the split view for html. i know i could just use notepad and open a browser window then tile, but the above stuff makes dreamweaver useful enough to keep around.

 

DW is hard to use. I already know how to use `vi`.

 

And just in case this one has not shown up PSPad is actually free. I started using it a little bit as well

 

I used PSPad too, can open and save a page directly from/to the web server.

 

Okay, I use Crimson Editor for involved coding with FTP support, but PSPad looks awesome:

This is also bid time good: matching bracket highlighting
I am going to get this one, thanks, Corey (and rosytoes)!!!

I like handcoding, but DW is indispensible for me. When I do work on multiple pages, I use it. Handcoding is fun, and I feel more in control, but just for tutorials, and trying stuff and making one page stuff.

The split view is just handy to have, and DW does have some wicked power. Man, yeah, it is good.

Plus, I can only type by looking at the keyboard, so I am way to slow to handcode whole pages very often.

 

Once I realised how much garbage FP puts in code I never went back. I think there can be validation issues too when using a wysiwyg editor.

But at the end of the day; each to their own I say - after all, the Web wouldn't be as diverse if it weren't for wysiwyg editors allowing easy web page creation.

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