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What to get Dreamweaver or MS Front Page?

by Peter Ramos
19 replies
Hello Warriors,

I know that there are free programs to create your website,
but since my business is running more like a business now,
I want to buy a software for the long run. The question is
which one?

Dreamweaver or MS Front Page?

Which would you recommend to get? I don't care that much
about which one I know how to use more, since I'm going to
have someone work with it as well which is a pro on both.

Please let me know which would be more valuable to acquire
in the long run.

Thanks,
Peter
#dreamweaver #front #page
  • Profile picture of the author JimtheWriter
    Dreamweaver

    It is the leader in the Industry, hands down...
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  • Profile picture of the author The Pension Guy
    Well, if you or your employees have MS Office - FrontPage should already be there.
    Many people swear that DW is a more professional solution... I don't know because I don't use wysiwyg editors.
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  • Profile picture of the author Kevin Hoeffer
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    Front Page blows, stay away from it. Go with Dreamweaver, or Notepad. Learn how to code by hand.

    Good luck bro
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    • Profile picture of the author MikeAmbrosio
      Originally Posted by Kevin Hoeffer View Post

      Front Page blows, stay away from it. Go with Dreamweaver, or Notepad. Learn how to code by hand.

      Good luck bro
      Why? There's no need to anymore.

      Knowing enough of the code is helpful, but coding by hand is tedious when you were not "brought up" on it.

      Dreamweaver doesn't put much in the way of unnecessary code, keeps the html fairly clean and your page sizes don't vary much. I did a comparison on this about 5 years ago.

      When I work on my pages in DW I use the split screen so I can peek at the code while I work. Like I said - it's helpful to understand html code, but not necessary to learn how to code in Notepad. Takes too long and I am lazy

      Mike
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      • Profile picture of the author Chaz Foxx
        Originally Posted by MikeAmbrosio View Post

        Why? There's no need to anymore.

        Knowing enough of the code is helpful, but coding by hand is tedious when you were not "brought up" on it.

        Dreamweaver doesn't put much in the way of unnecessary code, keeps the html fairly clean and your page sizes don't vary much. I did a comparison on this about 5 years ago.

        When I work on my pages in DW I use the split screen so I can peek at the code while I work. Like I said - it's helpful to understand html code, but not necessary to learn how to code in Notepad. Takes too long and I am lazy

        Mike
        I agree bud hands down, Not only does Dream Weaver Rule but, you can go on youtube, and pretty much look for videos of tutorials for getting started.
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  • Profile picture of the author Jagged
    Dreamweaver has it all over Frontpage. I use dreamweaver most everyday...
    Another option for you to explore would be xsitepro v2.... or artister if your building wordpress sites.

    Ken
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    • Profile picture of the author AGSniper
      Dreamweaver for sure. Although the learning curve is medium (few hours), this program becomes your best friend in web developing.

      Just remember to be patient in learning all the tools and not get frustrated with it too early.
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  • Profile picture of the author Peter Ramos
    I think Dream weaver it is!

    I was also inclining towards it, but wanted to give an opportunity
    to other softwares.

    I am not aware of more softwares, but if you have you recommendations
    Im here to listen.


    Peter
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  • Profile picture of the author pritesh
    I m using dreamweaver. Dreamweaver is the best.
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  • Profile picture of the author cdwise
    Don't bother with FrontPage even if you have it already as part of Office. The HTML and CSS engines haven't been updated since 2002 which on the web is the dark age. The code it produces works really well in IE 5, works pretty good in IE 6 and tends to not work well in FF, IE 7-8, Opera or Safari.

    Dreamweaver is the industry leader and if you are creating php or classic asp applications to run on your site then I would recommend using it. A good support group for Dreamweaver is the Adobe-Dreamweaver group on Yahoo Groups. For tutorials see the Adobe site and Adobe TV.

    If you are using ASP.NET for forms processing or applications then Expression Web is your best choice. Like Dreamweaver it has excellent CSS and HTML tools but has a lower learning curve. Tutorals for it are available at by-expression.com and support is available in the official MS forums.

    If you will be creating a typical marketing brochure type site then either will work well for you. The learning curve is steeper with Dreamweaver but that's in part because it is more powerful. My recommendation is to download trials of each (both offer 30+ trials) and see which one you find easier to work with. People who use Photoshop and InDesign tend to prefer Dreamweaver while those who are heavy Office users tend to prefer Expression Web.
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  • Profile picture of the author Cerberus
    I believe the crowd has spoken.

    I will throw my dreamweaver vote in as well.
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  • Profile picture of the author netcash4u
    Dreamweaver is the one that I use!
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  • Profile picture of the author Crows
    Has anyone had a look at Site Spinner? relatively cheap and easy to use.
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  • Profile picture of the author fan994
    My vote is for Dreamweaver. It's the best.
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  • Profile picture of the author jjssj
    Notepad is the best
    Save your money. And spend some money on a descent html/css book. Then progress to other languages like php and java. Dreamweaver is a great tool but to be able to easily create a site without problems coding is needed.
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    • Profile picture of the author MikeAmbrosio
      Originally Posted by jjssj View Post

      Notepad is the best
      Save your money. And spend some money on a descent html/css book. Then progress to other languages like php and java. Dreamweaver is a great tool but to be able to easily create a site without problems coding is needed.
      Bunk.

      Not everyone can learn HTML quite so simply. If that were the case, there would be no WYSIWYG editors.

      In over 5 years of using DW, I have NEVER produced a site that had problems in the coding.

      You may not need Dreamweaver, but learning how to code in notepad isn't necessary either. Do a search for free html editors. There are some out there.

      Mike
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  • Profile picture of the author box-to-box
    Ive just bought DreamWeaver and like someones already mentioned Im getting impatient. This is nothing to do with the software, its me!! I am sooo impatient and I even had the site built for me! All I have to do is stick it in DW and upload!
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