Which do you prefer and why? I'm trying to make a decision. I have HTML experience so I'm not a complete newbie, but I know I need more than Notepad.
It depends of what you want to do, if you still usign tables for layout, one of those will be ok. If you are planning to code using xhtml/css just download PSPad for free (pspad.com). I don't know about homesite, but the Dreamweaver design view just displays a mess if the site is tableless.
I use dreamweaver primarily if i'm going to use any at all. I'm not sure if it's better but I've gotten used to it and although it is true that it messes with css in the new version of the software it is importing my external css into the program and including it in the design mode (which is neato)
i think it all depends on wot ur used to! i use homesite at wrk for developing coldfusion code but anything fancy or graphical i tend to lean towards DW