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Posted by Kyle Donlan
Kyle Donlan
Courses Plus Student 1,207 Points

Anyone else using Dreamweaver as their main text editor?

I just started using treehouse and I am a Graphic Design graduate who is most comfortable in Dreamweaver cs6. I noticed they are using text editors such as sublime and I dont want to use those when I already have cs6 dreamweaver and I am comfortable in dreamweaver. I am sure this wont be a huge problem but I wanted to know if anyone has been using Dreamweaver already in these programs and has encountered problems such as tutorials not lining up or it being more difficult to follow then by just using a standard text editor such as sublime. Thanks!

4 Answers

James Barnett
James Barnett
39,199 Points
James Barnett
James Barnett
39,199 Points

A text editor needs a few key features to be a good fit for programming

  • syntax highlighting for the language you are working on, for web design that's html, css & javascript
  • auto indent
  • indentation tracking (for nested elements in html)
  • line numbers

I'm pretty sure Dreamweaver's code view has those features.

Rodrigo Muñoz
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Rodrigo Muñoz
Courses Plus Student 20,171 Points
Rodrigo Muñoz
Rodrigo Muñoz
Courses Plus Student 20,171 Points

I have use it but I started using sublime text since I get to use Ruby on Rails

Steve Brennan
Steve Brennan
3,070 Points
Steve Brennan
Steve Brennan
3,070 Points

Hi Kyle,

It really depends on what you want to do. If you wanted to do server side work, then I'd say may to have to work outside of Dreamweaver depending on the technologies you use.

If you want to Front End Development, or Web Design, then working with Dreamweaver should be fine. Just make sure to check the code in the code editor to ensure it's doing what you want it to do.

Really all ides (and I'm including Dreamweaver in this) are simply tools. They still require a skilled crafts person to get the job done. With the knowledge you'll gain from Treamhouse you'll be able to use Dreamweaver to it's fullest potential.

Regards,

Steve

Kyle Donlan
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Kyle Donlan
Courses Plus Student 1,207 Points
Kyle Donlan
Kyle Donlan
Courses Plus Student 1,207 Points

Thanks guys! love the fact that I actually get answers on this website and so far im learning really quickly !! great website! I am trying to front end develop and web design because I am mainly an illustrator and graphic designer. It just seems taking things toward the web is the logical next step :)