Thomas Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 What do you guys think about the Adobe Dreamweaver software. Necessary for proper web designers? Or just for people that like to play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Nathan Posted June 15, 2012 Administrators Share Posted June 15, 2012 I do everything in Notepad++, I have Dreamweaver, but just don't ever open it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.O. Price Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Well, I'm a cheapskate and I will move heaven and earth to find tools that are free. I have looked at a few free text editors and may look further but I have an idea I'm going to be like Nathan and just stick to Notepad.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ridwan sameer Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 Tried dreamweaver extensively when I was a kid....loved toying with it....but dint see at as a professionals tool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryce12 Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 Dreamweaver is great if you do extensive coding in HTML< PHP< Javascript etc. It has plenty of features to help web developers speed up their coding process and keep the project on track. However if you use CMS like Wordpress, Joomla to create your websites then you you don't need Dreamweaver at all. I use Notepad++, Textpad for all my coding jobs and I don't miss Dreamweaver, Frontpage etc. which I have used a lot in the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MustangV10 Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 You don't really learn much with Dreamweaver, which is fine if you don't want to learn anything about coding. I think it's good based on what you can do with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shole Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 Tryed it out was worthless for me really I didnt like it at all and it was hard to do something for it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHiLL Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 I prefer Scintilla (SciTE) over Notepad++ (even though that has the SciTE engine or what ever), but that's only because SciTE highlights vbscript better than Notepad++. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 I prefer Scintilla (SciTE) over Notepad++ (even though that has the SciTE engine or what ever), but that's only because SciTE highlights vbscript better than Notepad++. Never used this but Im open to anything. Gotta admit I do like notepad++ for the plugins though Wouldnt use dreamweaver. Have aways seen that as a designers tool, not a developers tool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaifboy Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Like others in this article I used Dreamweaver as a kid when I was new to HTML and couldn't figure out a simple table tag. But now when I'm a bit more serious with my web development it is not really an option. I use Notepad++ VisualStudio 2010 and NetBeans. Have tried Aptana Studio as well with a few others. I would not recommend Dreamweaver to anyone, not even if you are a beginner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Nathan Posted June 22, 2012 Administrators Share Posted June 22, 2012 Like others in this article I used Dreamweaver as a kid when I was new to HTML and couldn't figure out a simple table tag. But now when I'm a bit more serious with my web development it is not really an option. I use Notepad++ VisualStudio 2010 and NetBeans. Have tried Aptana Studio as well with a few others. I would not recommend Dreamweaver to anyone, not even if you are a beginner. I use Notepad++, but one thing Dreamweaver does do is it can point out syntax issues before you test the file. It may even save some time while coding. I'm just too stuck in my ways to give it another try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 I use Notepad++, but one thing Dreamweaver does do is it can point out syntax issues before you test the file. It may even save some time while coding. I'm just too stuck in my ways to give it another try. as gaifboy mentioned, try visualstudio for some stuff such as html and javascript. If you like something which points stuff out as you go along, visual studio shouts it from the rooftops LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Pixel Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 I am a pro web developer and I am totally addicted to Dreamweaver. I don't use the tools that much, but it's just perfect for my editing needs, file management and -once in a while- to quickly drop a form. I do agree with the expensive part though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhioTom76 Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Using Dreamweaver doesn't mean you don't know how to code HTML, CSS, Javascript, PHP, and other languages. It's a tool for people who know these languages - it's not a kids program to make up for a lack of knowledge of them. I know some people love to endlessly wax poetic about the virtues of only using Notepad, but honestly it's more about convenience and organization to use a tool such as Dreamweaver vs. not. It's kind of like saying that you prefer to use Post It notes for everything instead of buying a ledger or a calendar or a notebook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qaximor Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Ughh Dreamweaver used it a lot before really hate it because of how annoying it is and how it codes everything. I'd rather code everything by my self so I know what is what and which is which so when I go back to my code I can know what to edit and what not to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhioTom76 Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 For example, if you needed to do a batch search for some lines of code through several hundred files, good luck accomplishing that with Notepad - in Dreamweaver it can be done in several seconds. It also has tools to simulate your web page in a variety of desktop and mobile devices, can't do that in Notepad either. It has FTP and file management tools to publish your site directly from within it, can't do that with Notepad. It has pre built templates for responsive Grids that you can customize which gives you a solid head start on projects, in Notepad you would have to write that all from scratch each time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplysidy Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Well, the first thing - for me, Dreamweaver is costly and as such I cannot afford it. I have used it where I used to train students on website development and as a trainer, I feel that this is not a good application. I mean, when you are learning the codes, if the application prompts you with the applicable attributes, properties etc, you start to cheat and use the assistant rather than use your own skills. That said, for application developers, I think it is useful as many things are accessible easily and without much effort. But such features are available on many other apps too which are almost free. I have been using NetBeans for PHP for years now and this is completely free. It comes up with good support for Documenting, assistance during coding and syntax highlighting. Yes, agreed, it is not 100% perfect, but then it bundles too many things for FREE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazycroc Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 For example, if you needed to do a batch search for some lines of code through several hundred files, good luck accomplishing that with Notepad - in Dreamweaver it can be done in several seconds. It also has tools to simulate your web page in a variety of desktop and mobile devices, can't do that in Notepad either. It has FTP and file management tools to publish your site directly from within it, can't do that with Notepad. It has pre built templates for responsive Grids that you can customize which gives you a solid head start on projects, in Notepad you would have to write that all from scratch each time. Except for the predefined templates, you can do all of that in Notepad++ or any other decent text editor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingJabeyt Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Don't like dreamweaver. I have it in my laptop and never opened it though. I rather code with notepad++ so that I'll know the source code in and out.. With dreamweaver, they're precoded so you will be like looking at your codes when you need something done.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navii Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 We used it in school before we started with HTML and CSS but for me that made no sense. It didn't teach me anything about coding, but if you already can code it's not a bad tool. It can speed up some coding work but I usually use sublime text 2 anyways, because I'm just more used to it. It's also a great tool for people who don't want to learn to code but need to make a website without much effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zuluguy Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 From my personal experience dreamweaver is a great tool and i see many people bashing it here which i dont think they should. If you are experienced enough in web development to know why you are doing, dreamweaver is a great tool to use as it allows for rapid website development, in dreamweaver im able to quickly build create and test my websites while coding it all myself, i dont need to use any drag and drop components i just code it all myself and get a real time visual updates on what my code is doing and if i need to modify it. It increases my workflow dramatically compared to using notepad or notepad ++ which saves me a lot of time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulwatcher Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 I would not waste my money, if you look around on the web you will see tons of websites built off of wordpress. Even businesses are using wordpress as the foundation for their website. All you really need is a good skin and you are off to the races. http://www.andyspizzaandsubs.com/ is running wordpress with a custom theme and you can not even tell. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitalsatori Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 I really liked Dreamweaver and Fireworks back when they were developed by Macromedia. Something happened when Adobe took over and the interface changed and they started adding their own code in to every new page the software created. I still use Fireworks 8 to this day; I haven't upgraded to Adobe's version because I just don't like it. I use Notepad++ on Windows and Sublime Text on Linux/BSD, which is similar to how I used to code when I was in high school. I went from a plaintext notepad to WYSIWYG, then back to an improved notepad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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