Hi Jane I see you're already coding by hand which is good. Coding by hand in a simple text editor is the best way to start out when you're learning. It's best to do this for a few months before looking at software like BBEdit as you really need to concentrate on learning how to code first.
Assuming you have a Mac then if you've already been hand coding for a couple of months or so then by all means download a the BBEdit trial version. The real test of an editor like BBEdit is whether or not it feels right to you and this has as much to do with how you work as much as anything else. I personally haven't had as much coding work as most other people on this list but with the work I've done I do find BBEdit is comfortable to work with. One thing I like is how when you drag an image onto the code it automatically inserts the anchor tag for it. I've tried doing this with other software like Textmate and Eclipse but that didn't work (there might have been a setting I didn't select in the options but that's another story). But yes the ultimate test is how it feels to you with your own way of working. So downloading the trial is a good idea. On Mar 12, 11:51 pm, Janec3 <[email protected]> wrote: > I am new to coding, and can do HTML well, and am learning CSS. I do it > all by hand, tried Dreamweaver, its OK, but much prefer just using my > TextEdit and doing it myself. Also I use a couple of templates which a > classmate has helped me with. > > My question is, should I buy BBEdit and learn it? Will it be any > better than hand coding for speed? > Many questions, I love learning new software, but with coding, Im not > sure about tackling something complex, as I didnt do well with DW. > Thank you, > Jane -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "BBEdit Talk" discussion group on Google Groups. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at <http://groups.google.com/group/bbedit?hl=en> If you have a feature request or would like to report a problem, please email "[email protected]" rather than posting to the group. Follow @bbedit on Twitter: <http://www.twitter.com/bbedit>
