Whats your favorite software to write websites in?

[MazerRackham]

I use HTML Kit..... It's pretty simple and I like the way it highlights your code to make it easier to read Oh, and it's FREE.

 

[Huma]

So if you have skills you should pay through the nose to have some program do something you can do from scratch?

notepad is an amateurs tool. No professional web dev would use it (unless they're a masochist). I started with wordpad, but when you go pro you use a tool that saves you time and effort and makes your job easier. It doesn't mean you need to shell out money, as there seem to be free tools that assist in color coding, find/replace, etc.

I code all my pages by hand, but while working on large sites, homesite makes it a lot faster than any non-coding specialized editor.

 

[Brutuskend]

Here's a hint

 

[StattlichPassat]

Real men use Notepad. Code editors are for GIRLY-MANS!

 

[StattlichPassat]

Originally posted by: Brutuskend
Here's a hint

ROTFLOL!!! <right click, save>

 

[Brutuskend]

Glad you liked it!

I thought it was good!

 

[notfred]

Originally posted by: NightFlyerGTI
Real men use Notepad. Code editors are for GIRLY-MANS!

Yeah, sure

until you need to run code on a unix server that doesn't like notepad's CR/LF newlines.

 

[jjones]

I've used at least half a dozen different editors including HomeSite, Dreamweaver, Front Page, etc. but I still go back to using EditPad, which is a beefed up version of Notepad. It's still the easiest and for full completion of a project, saves me much time over the others mentioned here. The code-in-the-can editors are fine in a limited way but ultimately I always end up hand coding quite a bit and have learned how to intelligently layout and economize coding that makes using EditPad quite easy and fast.

 

[Chi11yDog]

Notepad.

 

[Czar]

code
- Topstyle Pro
- Phped

graphics
- Fireworks

 

[Dat]

macromedia ultradev

it has a split screen that shows you the code and view at the same time

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: Dat
macromedia ultradev

it has a split screen that shows you the code and view at the same time

Other editors like Homesite / ColdFusion Studio, Dreamweaver MX, etc. have this same functionality.

For all those who use Notepad... you can suck it:
Notepad vs. CF Studio

If you've changed your mind from notepad, Evrsoft.com has 1st Page 2000 for free and is basically a CF Studio copy.

 

[NogginBoink]

Though I typically use notepad, the editor in Visual Interdev is actually quite good.

 

[WhiteWonder]

Originally posted by: Huma

So if you have skills you should pay through the nose to have some program do something you can do from scratch?

notepad is an amateurs tool. No professional web dev would use it (unless they're a masochist). I started with wordpad, but when you go pro you use a tool that saves you time and effort and makes your job easier. It doesn't mean you need to shell out money, as there seem to be free tools that assist in color coding, find/replace, etc.

I code all my pages by hand, but while working on large sites, homesite makes it a lot faster than any non-coding specialized editor.

everyone should learn from the basics, then use the fancy stuff.

 

[bizmark]

Originally posted by: Geekish Thoughts

Originally posted by: xirtam
Pico!

 

[Huma]

everyone should learn from the basics, then use the fancy stuff.

You still need to learn the basics to use homesite. It is still a hand-coding tool, and does not write code for you. It merely color codes, validates, and simplifies the more menial tasks.

You still need to know how to code to use it properly, so no, there is no real point to using something like notepad and then moving to homesite.

 

[Gix]

I use Cutehtml, simple, like notepad, with a preview option and file browser toolbar, that's all i need

 

[scottrico]

dreamweaver mx!!!

wordpad? I need time to play me games, not code by hand.

and it is free, if you know what I mean.

Hate if you want too.

 

[hamburglar]

Notetab. Front page sucks. They add a whole bunch of bs in there which u don't need.

 

[Macro2]

1st page...
Best there is for hand coders. And free too..
LINK

for the wysiwyg crowd try adobe Golive if you be rich....
ALthough Dreameaver is OK.

 

[Auric]

Everytime this topic comes up the Notepad using posers come out of the woodwork. Real men use DOS Edit.

 

[Thor86]

Originally posted by: NightFlyerGTI
Real men use Notepad. Code editors are for GIRLY-MANS!

Real men who only code static html use Notepad. Real programmers for the web use something better. I suggest CF studio 4.5 or better.

 

[Entity]

I use dreamweaver to give myself ideas for how I want a site to look, then do the actual code in pico usually.

Rob