RE: FN-FORUM Why Hand Code Anyway?

date posted 18th July 2001 15:38

The thing is we might have invented the wheel but still need feet. WYSIWYG
HTML editors are brilliant but having never used one without some ability to
hand code a page, and often finding that I need to hand edit code, even
created by Dreamweaver. I think it would be difficult to put together a
reliable Website without at least a basic knowledge of HTML and some ability
to hand code and be able to see and know what's going on in that yard of
code.

The trouble with HTML unlike Flash it's just too inconsistent (so many ways
to do things and so many weird and wonderful browsers to) to leave it
entirely to a WYSIWYG editor and besides if one wants to do more than create
a layout it's usually necessary to know a bit more than basic HTML. (even
Flash has it's ActionScript, and Oh God Director Lingo)

Nick

http://www.artberry.net





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> Sent: 18 July 2001 13:05
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> Subject: FN-FORUM Why Hand Code Anyway?
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> Hi,
> Just wondered how many of you out there actually hand code HTML.
> I can do it, but very rarely actually hand code these days. I
> find it's much
> quicker to use FP or DW. I use FP a lot and I find it really easy to flick
> between the WYSIWYG editor and the HTML code, when I need to.
> Surely hand coding these days is something that is just plain
> hard work and
> I can't really see any real benefit of doing it now.
> OK the HTML code can get a bit messy, when leaving a WYSIWYG editor to do
> the work, but FP does let you format the HTML as you want it.
> Just a thought.
> Must return nose to grindstone.
> Steve
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