How long have you been working on web applications, in particular to HTML coding?

How long have you been working on web applications, in particular to HTML coding?

How long have you been working on web applications, in particular to HTML coding?
i have been using HTML for about 3 - 4 years, doing websites. I prefer it to using Dreamweaver coz it has a very "coding" feel. But dreamweaver is faster and sometimes a lot easier! Somethings in HTML require you to put the whole code on one line, is tedious and difficult to decode if there is a mistake.
Reply:I have been coding html for about 10 years and php for about 3 years. I too started with a visual editor, i.e. frontpage or dreamweaver. I found early on, however, that it was more of a hindrance than a help. The visual editors rarely produce clean and compliant code. The best way to learn, in my opinion, is to identify a task that you wish to accomplish and then search the net for solutions. I have learned immeasurably from free code that I then modified to suit my purposes. Hands on coding will beat the latest "Html for Dummies" book any day.





warrick@autothemes.com
Reply:I've also been coding for a few years now and find that the WYSIWYG editors aren't all that great once you find that they insert extraneous coding within your site, especially FrontPage. Of course, most of us started out using it, but once you develop and learn the HTML language, it becomes so easy to just use Notepad.





Personally, I like WeBuilder2006 offered at http://www.blumentals.net/. But that's my own preference only because I can have my CSS file opened and the HTML file opened, and I can also view how it will look by using the actual browsers for testing purposes. But I also use Notepad for quick fixes.