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Celebrity Interview: Roger Johansson

Welcome to the first of what I’m calling “Celebrity Interviews,” where some of the big names in the web design blogosphere have courteously agreed to answer questions about their editors of choice. First up: Roger Johansson.

Roger Johansson is a web professional with a passion for web standards, accessibility, and usability. He spends his days developing websites at the Swedish web consultancy NetRelations, and his evenings and weekends writing articles for his personal sites 456 Berea Street and Kaffesnobben.

When he is not stuck in front of a computer, Roger can often be found either at an espresso bar or in the wilderness, fishing.

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Review: Dreamweaver 8

When I first began building web pages, I used Dreamweaver and its WYSIWYG functionality. The sites always ended up looking ok, but the code they were built upon was a mess. It has now been a while since I graduated into hand-coding sites and using (X)HTML/CSS to lay them out. It’s also been a while since I used Dreamweaver for any of my projects; recently, however, I renewed my acquaintance with Adobe’s (neé Macromedia’s) flagship website creator (on PC) in order to work with a client who only uses Dreamweaver (and Design View at that) to manage her template-based website.

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Review: TopStyle 3

TopStyle is the newest editor from the creator of HomeSite, Nick Bradbury. Touted primarily as a tool for building standards compliant websites, TopStyle is meant mainly for those who work with (X)HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, although there is limited support for PHP.

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Review: WeBuilder 2006

WeBuilder 2006 is the latest version of Blumentals’ all-in-one web code editor. Currently, WeBuilder is my editor of choice, as I work primarily with XHTML, CSS, and PHP. I moved to WeBuilder from TopStyle 3 (which I’ll review at a later date), and the change was not at all difficult since WeBuilder and TopStyle have similar layouts, menus, and functionality. WeBuilder, however, is a bit more functional for my needs, featuring an integrated PHP editor and easy-to-use HTML tools (e.g., the ability to create lists at the press of a button or create tables using a simple interface).

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