Re: hand-coding vs. WYSWYG

HotDog (1996) was the first editor I used. I loved it, but some of the
"upgrades" made it less efficient for me to use. I found HotMetal as a promo
in an HTML book and have been very happy with it.

----- Original Message -----
From: Carney, Michelle <carney(at)marshall.edu>
To: <hwg-techniques(at)mail.hwg.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2000 6:07 AM
Subject: RE: hand-coding vs. WYSWYG


> Ok, I just can't stay out any longer!!  Hasn't *anyone* tried to use the
> HotDog editor?  I have used The Dawg for years now and am very satisfied
> with it.  It is very similar to Homesite, BUT ... I feel it's better and
the
> customer support one receives is outstanding.  I do a mixture of hand
coding
> and allowing the program give me the code.  I feel that to truly
understand
> our creations, much like the calculator/math comment, we must first crawl
> before we try to run.  Learn the basics, then expound on them.
>
> While I dislike FP, it can have it's place for those who ONLY wish to edit
> the text of their sites, BUT ... if one uses both FP *and* ftp to send
files
> ... watch out!  The site may well break :O(
>
> and that's *my* two cents!
>
> michelle
> ====================
>
> At 04:56 PM 12/12/00 -0600, Dennis Lapcewich wrote:
> > > I hope I didn't give anyone the idea that I thought one SHOULD love
hand
> > > coding or that one could not achieve a high quality design by hand
> coding
> > > the HTML.
> >
> >Eeeewwwwww!  Ok, hands up if you love hand coding HTML above all else? :)
> Really my favorite thing (yeah right!).  But I must agree that it's good
to
> know.  I use Dreamweaver on a regular basis and find it an exceptional
> tool.  However, there have been instances where I needed to either rewrite
> some coding the application put in or do a quickie fix on something in
> notepad.  Then it really helps to know how to hard code.
>
> Just my two cents.
>

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