Dreamweaver as a Web Development Tools

Adobe dreamweaver is one of the web development tool which have been developed by the Adobe Systems. Indeed, dreamweaver can be seen becoming the web development tools that is frequently being used especially in developing a website design. Based on the streetdirectory (http://www.streetdirectory.com/travel_guide/114430/programming/advantages_of_using_dream_weaver_to_design_web_pages.html ) which discussing about the advantages of using Dreamweaver to design a web pages, it can be seen that with adobe Dreamweaver, we can ensure the ease and efficiency of using it. This is because , Dreamweaver was not being designed only with advanced level users in mind but also for beginners. Hence, here it really shows that as for a beginner to start developing a website, they can used Dreamweaver without any problem as it is simple and the website can be designed by using a point and click method provided in the Dreamweaver. Indeed, dreamweaver can gives user the ability to select a different views while developing the website. They can choose to use whether by ‘code view’ which only shows the html code for the page, ‘design view’ which gives the user an indication on how exactly the html page will appear in a browser, ‘split view’ which allows user to see the code view together with design view at the same time.

Moreover, as have been stated in the streetdirectory, dreamweaver also gives the ability towards the user to create a consistent looking web pages. As such, dreamweaver have includes the templates for the web pages to be assist in the design process. Hence, this features will really gives benefits towards the developer especially for the beginners to design the web pages as the workload is reduced as the ready template have been available. Furthermore, dreamweaver also will gives ease for the user to manage and update websites effectively. Indeed, website designer or the user themselves can make changes to the design of their specific website simply by just editing the dreamweaver template files. Furthermore, dreamweaver can automatically update the pages created by user using a template. Hence, it will save much time. In addition, use of the template can be seen separate the code and design of the website which will than ensure the cahnges can be made to the whole content without any risk of making unnecessary or incorrect alterations to the specific code of the website.

As for the discussion that can be found in the kangainternet website (http://www.kangainternet.com.au/web-design/benefits-of-working-with-dreamweaver.html), it can be seen that it stated that the drag and drop method provided in the dreamweaver is not really suitable as the author stated that if user cant build the system by themselves, then user will not know how it will actually behave when it goes live. However, in the articles, it stated that user can also switch and choose which  view user wanted to used such as the ‘code view’ , ‘design view’ or ‘split view’ that have been provided in the dreamweaver. Furthermore, in kangainternet also stated that dreamweaver have provided tools on dramweaver which help user to correct any mistakes in the syntax once user choose to edit any of the code while developing the website. Indeed, there are many great features that have been provided in dreamweaver for ensuring ease for the user to used it.

Based on my experience of using dreamweaver as my website developing tool, personally, I found it very interesting. Indeed, I have experienced a great time of developing my personal website. Moreover, dreamweaver is not a very complicated software to be used especially in developing a website design. As I use the dreamweaver to design my website during my studies, I did not encounter such a big problems. Indeed, dreamweaver have gives me an ease of creating website design. As whwn I don’t have an idea about how should I code the layout, dreamweaver gives the solution as user can choose to used each view they wanted to. Hence, as I don’t have an idea on how should the code be, I would then change it to another view which is the ‘design view’. Indeed, eventhough we change the view, the design will not be effected at all. Dreamweaver gives another help which is good so that no big errors will be encountered by user. A part from that, dreamweaver is such a great software to be used for developing website design as it alo gives user an easy way to upload it by using the FTP. Indeed, it can be seen that dreamweaver software comes with a build in FTP features so that it is possible for user to upload files directly to the user website without any problems.