Posted by Tony on 01/09/06 20:10

MajorSetback@excite.com wrote:
> I am starting up a home business and will be setting up a web site to
> market the software that I will be developing in C++. I was wondering
> if I should buy something like Dreamweaver or Frontpage or try to
> develop the web pages directly using HTML and a text editor. I have
> not had experience building web pages but have had several years
> experience in programming in C and C++ and in using LaTeX for document
> preparation.

I started coding HTML in straight text. Eventually, I moved on to
FrontPage to "speed up" development. I found myself spending more time
in the code view fixing the crap it added. I also tried Dreamweaver,
and although it was better, I still found myself spending most of my
time in code view. Given the price involved, I decided to go back to
using a straight syntax-highlighted text editor (I use Crimson -
www.crimsoneditor.com) & have been doing quite well with that since.

Go with the text editor - if you want to see what the page looks like,
well, you DO have a browser, right? :)

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