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Mr Recruiter
13-04-2006, 10:41 AM
Hey,

Does anyone know a good program that is easy to use to develop a website? Preferably for someone that does not know html etc .

cheers

RM

BlueBoy
13-04-2006, 10:47 AM
Adobe (Macromedia) Dreamweaver.
If anyone suggests Frontpage then shoot them.

dwarfthrower
13-04-2006, 11:05 AM
Depends on what sort of web site you're after. If it's a flat html "brochureware" type site then Dreamweaver is the way to go. However DW is only good for the pixel-pushing side of things (HTML, JavaScript, CSS). When you start getting into areas like needing to hook in with back-end systems etc I'd suggest ramping up to Eclipse.

Ic3
13-04-2006, 11:06 AM
Adobe (Macromedia) Dreamweaver.
If anyone suggests Frontpage then shoot them.

Yeah i agree, on both counts. Dreamweaver is great. Even for just a coder, as it colourises code and has the autocomplete which is really good.

And frontpage sucks...

Mr Recruiter
13-04-2006, 11:29 AM
and it should be a basic program to use even if I do not know any coding? Or would I need to learn a language?

cheers

RM

BlueBoy
13-04-2006, 11:53 AM
and it should be a basic program to use even if I do not know any coding? Or would I need to learn a language?

cheers

RM
You won't need to know HTML to use Dreamweaver, as most of the formatting is done using a GUI.
We'ev got a couple of people here that use it and they have no knowledge of how to code.

Mr Recruiter
13-04-2006, 12:32 PM
Thanks blueboy, thats what I wanted to hear. :D

cheers

RM

Spingo
13-04-2006, 05:49 PM
I'd suggest ramping up to Eclipse.

Eclipse, Subversion and Subclipse FTW!

hijukal
28-04-2006, 05:19 PM
I'd suggest ramping up to Eclipse.

Not having used Eclipse, I don't know what I'm missing out on. However, I've made many a site that "needed to hook in with back-end systems" as you say with Dreamweaver and it's always been a piece of cake.

But now I'm off to see what Eclipse has to offer. ;)

vladi
13-05-2006, 09:04 PM
You could always use a content management system (CMS). These will let you edit your website by using your browser through an interface provided by the CMS - meaning that you need little if any knowledge of HTML, PHP, etc. Joomla (http://www.joomla.org) is all the rage now days, if you are looking for something simpler you could try phpWebSite (http://phpwebsite.appstate.edu/).

CMSs also have the advantages that they (to an extent) separate the data and content from the layout - you can make your site look different by loading up a different layout, without having to change your site content in the process.

minorproblem
13-05-2006, 09:22 PM
Claris works 3.0 its like a 2mb download and is awesome:p

Righteous
14-05-2006, 12:12 AM
Does anyone know a good program that is easy to use to develop a website? Preferably for someone that does not know html etc .

Well, just for starters, if you don't want to shell out for Dreamweaver, you could try Nvu or FCKeditor. However, I can't tell you if either are any good, because:
a) I'm not a web developer, I'm a programmer, and
b) I thus don't have any problem writing HTML raw, which is normally quicker if you know what you're doing.

Depending on what you're doing, a wiki might do the job for you, which removes any need for learning HTML. However, if you use a CMS, which can allow you to vastly simplify a complex website, you may find you're going to have to learn HTML.

That's not a bad thing BTW. HTML is not like actually programming. It's like learning how to write a letter - there's a few things at the top, a proper structure to follow, and the basics are simple. The complex things are harder, but that's what editor tools or a CMS is for - handling the complex things so that you only need to write <a>, <img>, <li> and <p> tags.

vman
15-05-2006, 10:47 PM
I have used joomla and magnolia in the past as a cms and I would have to say both have advantages and disadvantages. The best thing about using a cms is that you can sit at work and update your site based something you have read on the web while there. It will then update the content there and then in front of you.

As for editor I would use notepad++ free and has at least syntax highlighting.

vladi
15-05-2006, 11:05 PM
vman, your Joomla plug-in is really neat :-). I was thinking of switching to Joomla from phpWebSite when I get some spare time and I just might use it.