For those of you with your own websites..

[MJSca]

I'm thinking of building my own website. For those of you who have your own, do you program with HTML, or use a proggie to do it for you? If you use proggies, which ones or one would you suggest? Any other tips for the n00b website builder would be greatlly appreciated.

 

[FOBSIDE]

i am not against using a program like Front Page or Dreamweaver if you understand the code. the problem is that when you find out that your page doesnt appear properly in one browser but you made it without writing any of your own code, you get lost. if youre going to use a program to write your code for you, i would say Dreamweaver or Front Page. if youre going to use a text editor just to write pure code yourself, use HTML Kit. it color codes the tags so its easy to see and it also auto-completes and has a bunch of other nice features. its free too.

 

[TheMagician]

I use Edit Plus not exactly freeware but you don't lose any features after the expiration date (since last I used it). It's also color coded, wether it's better to HTML Kit, I've no idea. Try 'm both and see what works best for you

 

[lawtai]

I used to know how to program using solid html code, but it's been a long time and I've since forgotten. If you know how to program, or don't mind learning, html's pretty easy to learn and you should be able to pick up on it pretty quickly. But I suggest using dreamweaver since I think that it's a better html editing program than frontpage. It just makes things simpler when building a webpage, and if you need to, you can still go into the coding itself and change things around.

 

[Pyromidion]

although i wouldnt call myself a master of HTML, ive only used notepad for all of my work. the people over at http://htmlhelp.com/distribution/ have some tools you can DL with references to help you get started

 

[FOBSIDE]

http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/

 

[hoihtah]

forget coding for now.
there are many different web development technologies out there that can make just about anything happen.

in most cases, it's not about learning the codes that makes a great website.
it's all in your imagination... your creativity... your ideas.

first sketch up how you want your website to look like

think of what you want to do with it.

think of what you want it to do.

if you can come up with all those scenarios... then you can apply the right development tool.
html is just one most basic tool. so don't let html guide what your website should look like.



when it comes to web development, there's two different aspect that you have to keep in mind. design and functionality.

it's my firm belief that the design should drive the functionality. not the other way around.

of course, if you are missing either one of the two, then you're screwed.
but it's much easier to find the tools. .. but not so easy to come up with cool designs.