Comments on: Why real web designers don’t use Dreamweaver http://blog.centation.com/article/why-real-web-designers-dont-use-dreamweaver/ Tips and news on web design, development and SEO Fri, 17 Dec 2010 11:46:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Peter Hobley http://blog.centation.com/article/why-real-web-designers-dont-use-dreamweaver/comment-page-1/#comment-466 Peter Hobley Thu, 07 Oct 2010 23:21:38 +0000 http://blog.centation.com/?p=586#comment-466 I've just developed a site for a charity in South Central Los Angeles (www.anewwayoflife.org - check it out ;-)), but they've told me they're getting some "social media experts" in to do all the Twitter/Facebook/YouTube stuff. Fine, I'm not precious and it's their site and I did it out of goodwill. They can get in whoever they like. However, when the guy I gave the ftp details to called me to say he'd "cranked up Dreamweaver and couldn't work out which directory was the site's root", the alarm bells started ringing! Don't get me wrong, I'm a co-operative kinda guy, but if he effs up my beautiful templates and CSS with his magic Dreamweaver I shall not be happy... Just sayin'. I’ve just developed a site for a charity in South Central Los Angeles (www.anewwayoflife.org – check it out ;-)), but they’ve told me they’re getting some “social media experts” in to do all the Twitter/Facebook/YouTube stuff. Fine, I’m not precious and it’s their site and I did it out of goodwill. They can get in whoever they like.

However, when the guy I gave the ftp details to called me to say he’d “cranked up Dreamweaver and couldn’t work out which directory was the site’s root”, the alarm bells started ringing!

Don’t get me wrong, I’m a co-operative kinda guy, but if he effs up my beautiful templates and CSS with his magic Dreamweaver I shall not be happy…

Just sayin’.

]]> By: Quin http://blog.centation.com/article/why-real-web-designers-dont-use-dreamweaver/comment-page-1/#comment-423 Quin Tue, 27 Apr 2010 11:28:20 +0000 http://blog.centation.com/?p=586#comment-423 Oh man, definitely; couldn't agree with you more. WYSIWYG programs are horrible! I'm only FORCED to use them for my college course. I started using Notepad, and I'll DIE using Notepad++ (less there is something else that develops). It is so much more complex than it needs to be. Even with the server-sync it is more work than necessary. Get a FTP account, and upload them. If you want to test the site first, use a sub-domain! It's funny as I am currently teaching others the basics of HTML/CSS. Granted, they are using Dreamweaver (college) or WordPress (work), but I am still going to the coding and showing them what to type and giving them the understanding. I find it easier to read and use rather than the graphical side. Oh man, definitely; couldn’t agree with you more.
WYSIWYG programs are horrible! I’m only FORCED to use them for my college course. I started using Notepad, and I’ll DIE using Notepad++ (less there is something else that develops).

It is so much more complex than it needs to be. Even with the server-sync it is more work than necessary. Get a FTP account, and upload them. If you want to test the site first, use a sub-domain!

It’s funny as I am currently teaching others the basics of HTML/CSS. Granted, they are using Dreamweaver (college) or WordPress (work), but I am still going to the coding and showing them what to type and giving them the understanding.
I find it easier to read and use rather than the graphical side.

]]> By: Carl http://blog.centation.com/article/why-real-web-designers-dont-use-dreamweaver/comment-page-1/#comment-419 Carl Sat, 17 Apr 2010 01:32:07 +0000 http://blog.centation.com/?p=586#comment-419 I was shocked when I saw the title and was quite ready to shoot some guns off! :P I like Dreamweaver, but only to code in because it finishes off tags and helps me remember some CSS stuff that I might get rusty on. I agree though, WYSIWYG stuff is a bad solution, but thats good news for us web developers :P I was shocked when I saw the title and was quite ready to shoot some guns off! :P I like Dreamweaver, but only to code in because it finishes off tags and helps me remember some CSS stuff that I might get rusty on.

I agree though, WYSIWYG stuff is a bad solution, but thats good news for us web developers :P

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