Neil, this comment is toooo generalized. I myself really don't care what tool I use. I care that the tool I use be able to conform to how I work - not me conforming to the limitations/functions/procedures of the tool.
I HAVE used Dreamweaver/UltraDev to develop a dynamic ASP site, and have done a quick eval of DWMX. And have no real complaints about the design side of things. But to make things work right, or optimize code, then I would have to go to code level. Dreamweaver was NOT a good tool for that level of work. It's looking like it is a better tool now with the MX version. But it still forces me to conform to how IT works, not it conforming to how I work. So, to say that I have never used Dreamweaver, and panicked that Studio was being axed is not accurate at all. Afterall, if I were concerned about Studio being axed, then I'd just keep using the current version - no axe there. In my opinion, and I do mean this politely, you need to reevaluate why some of us developers are expressing concerns. Nobody is saying that DW is a bad product - quite the contrary. I think everyone agrees that DW is an excellent tool - but geared towards Designers, not Coders. You yourself say you use BOTH DW and Studio - so, you should fully understand why this thread has continued for so long. I'm looking forward to the day I can use DW exclusivly, but until it conforms to how I work, and stops telling me how I "should" be working, I doubt I'll ever use it in that manner. My thoughts. Shawn Grover -----Original Message----- From: Neil Clark - =TMM= [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 3:49 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Macromedia Folks: What are you thinking? >I know I sound like a DW-ite and that I am towing the Macromedia "party >line", but as a Dreamweaver and Studio user who has seen them evolve >over 4 odd years I can understand where its deficiencies arise and where >its strengths lie. The problem others are having is that they never >used Dreamweaver and were Studio-ites and panicked that Studio was being >axed. ______________________________________________________________________ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
