Review: PHP Designer 2007 Professional
Editor: PHP Designer 2007 Professional
Version: 5.0
Developer: MPSoftware
Platform/OS: Windows
WYSIWYG: No
Price: €55/$69 USD
PHP Designer 2007, just released this week, is the newest iteration of MPSoftware’s PHP Designer series. Long touted as one of the best free PHP editors around, PHP Designer’s new version brings with it a new licensing structure: There is the free Personal version (which can’t be used for commercial work) and the more robust Professional version, which is now priced at €55/$69 USD. While PHP Designer 2007 Professional is primarily aimed at PHP programmers, the editor certainly holds its own in the HTML editor arena. Is it worth the new price? I guess that depends on the type of coding you do.
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Review: HTML-Kit 1.0
Editor: HTML-Kit 1.0
Version: 1.0 Build 292
Developer: Chami.com
Platform/OS: Windows
WYSIWYG: No
Price: Free/$55 USD for “Pro Upgrades”
While first impressions can certainly be wrong, people often don’t have the time — for whatever reason — to properly evaluate things beyond their first, critical encounters with them, and software is no exception. In fact, because we tend to judge software on its ability to help us get our work done more quickly or easily, it’s essential for the software to put its best foot forward, so to speak. Many developers don’t seem to understand this and, as a result, don’t properly show off the features that make their software stand out — much to the detriment of themselves and their potential users. Continue reading Review: HTML-Kit 1.0 »
Review: Dreamweaver 8
Editor: Dreamweaver 8
Version: 8.0.1
Developer: Adobe
Website: Dreamweaver
Platform/OS: Windows/Mac
WYSIWYG: Yes
License: Commercial
Price: $399 US
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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