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Should I learn Dreamweaver or FrontPage to
make web pages?
Both Dreamweaver and FrontPage are WYSIWYG (What You See Is What
You Get) web page editors. For basic web page development, either
one will do the job. In a review in the October 2001 issue of PC
Magazine, both programs were awarded five out of five stars and
both were Editors' Choice winners. FrontPage was cited as the pick
for ease of use, while Dreamweaver was the pick for advanced applications.
Compare the pros and cons for each program below and make your choice.
If you feel really adventurous, learn both!
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Dreamweaver
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Pros
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Cons
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- Relatively low-cost educational price ($99)
- Available in Education labs
- Produces very "clean" HTML code; easy to transport
and work with
- Available in identical versions for both Windows and Macintosh
platforms
- Supports development of your own template for pages in a
website
- Relatively easy to set up for communicating with a server
from office or home
- Powerful set of features for adding interactive elements
to web pages
- Extensible - many extensions are available on the Macromedia
website
- Has built-in tools to clean up HTML from other sources,
such as Microsoft Word
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- More expensive than FrontPage
- Not available in all labs across campus
- Not currently supported by SOE Technical Support Services
- Somewhat difficult to learn at first
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FrontPage
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Pros
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Cons
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- Very low-cost -- free on-campus and only $5 for off-campus
use via Campus Microsoft Agreement
- Available in labs across campus
- Supported by SOE Technical Support Services
- Easy to learn because of the familiar Microsoft menus and
toolbars
- Comes equipped with many predesigned web page templates
- Very easy to edit on SOE servers
- Easy to add some features, such as some forms, to web pages
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- Doesn't produce code as cleanly as Dreamweaver
- Current edition is available for Windows only; Macintosh
version is outdated and no longer being updated
- Some features are specific to the Microsoft platform only
- Lacks Dreamweaver's interactive development tools
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