Posted by Harlan Messinger on 05/09/07 18:05

Woody Dawson wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm new to web design and have just started an intro class. My teacher wants
> us to start out by using notepad to create some HTML pages. Just wondering
> why do it this way? Is it not easier to use Frontpage, etc.?

Because tools tend to produce bad code, especially if you want to do
something complicated, and if you don't know what the code is supposed
to look like or the difference between good code and bad code, you'll be
able to generate pages all day but then not be able to fix what's wrong.
You also won't be able to do anything that's beyond the tool's capabilities.

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