Posted by David Ross on 01/10/06 08:47

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.

If you need a tool (rather than hand-coding the HTML), you might
try Nvu at <http://www.nvu.com/>. It's free, and it seems to
create Web pages that are compliant with the W3C specifications.

You say you are a C++ programmer and that you plan to market
software that you are developing. I hope all your programs
compile error-free (i.e., that they have correct C++ syntax).
Similarly, you should try to create Web pages that have correct
HTML and CSS syntax. Thus, you should test each of your Web pages
at <http://validator.w3.org/> (for HTML) and at
<http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/> (for CSS).

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