What do you use to create websites?

Bocaj · Apr 4th, 2008, 01:38

I was just curious what different people use to create websites?

I personally use Notepad+ (split window), photoshop, illustrator, xammp and flash (when required, streaming media etc.)

Also on a second note, does anyone know much about silverlight(microsoft) and air(adobe) and theres a few more on the market for creating "rich internet applications"

Anyone know much about it? Potentials, requirements, implementations, usability etc.

I know of another unreleased programming language to come out within the next year or so that's focusing on "rich internet applications"

But what exactly are they?

unitedcraig · Apr 4th, 2008, 10:07

Adobe Web Premium, DW, PS, FW, Fl, Ill etc, also use WAMP for scripting.

Not too sure on silverlight and air at the moment

aso186 · Apr 4th, 2008, 11:04

phpDesigner2008 & Photoshop - not forgetting FF with the Web Developer add-on

Silverlight? yuck

Air? Wikipedia

welshstew · Apr 4th, 2008, 11:32

a html editor
HTML Editors
a graphics editor
photoshop or Please Read: Resources for graphics
some inspiration:
Help me choose the right colors for my website
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/category/showcase/
and some tools for testing:
Useful tools and add-ons for web development

Bocaj · Apr 4th, 2008, 11:45

Lol, i have about a dozon or so links to showcases galleries etc. And consistantly scanning google for new techniques and ideas... theres just so much bad content out there in regards to photoshop.

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not forgetting FF with the Web Developer add-on

Yeah, i never realised quite how useful that would be, but i'm using the rulers/guidelines, validation links and highlighting elements contantly, and i'm finding the error console more and more useful in firefox.

You should download html tidy, it just makes you coding more presentable and easier to read, and also points out problems (right from the view source window).

I have like a gazillion tutorials (i'm still recieving free web designer magazines, which are pretty poor imho) and they tend to feature a silverlight tutorial each week now, but it's simple things such as video players, animated menu's etc. etc. (building up, starting with simple)?

aso186 · Apr 4th, 2008, 11:53

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You should download html tidy

One step ahead - WD, HTML Tidy, Searchstatus and NoScript are my essentials

Check out more essential web development firefox add-ons!

cohnsey · Apr 7th, 2008, 22:12

dreamweaver

catalystmediastudios · Apr 11th, 2008, 01:02

My Mac just died, but I used TextMate for backend stuff (Ruby on Rails), but I used Panic Coda to do the HTML and CSS. For purely static sites I use only Coda.

Panic.com/coda

and of course Illustrator, Photoshop, Cyberduck on Mac Filezilla on Windows, Putty on Windows to SSH into my servers. I've also used Aptana for a bit and it was pretty good. Most importantly iTunes is running 100% of the time