I'm
not as quick to discard Expressions as an enhanced FrontPage.
(I've nothing positive to say about FP). My interest is in
finding an IDE that offers specific features. The webs we
develop are instructional and usually have between 50 to 100 pages. I put
a high value on HTML page templates which both Dreamweaver and this new MS
Expressions both support. I am dissatisfied with Dreamweaver performance
in a few areas and am looking for any alternative which won't sacrifice what
have become key IDE features to our web development
method.
There
are other IDEs which have superior depth in other areas, but I'm not aware
of any which support HTML page templating. I wonder why HTML
page templates aren't available in more IDEs?
A
couple of other features which I place a high (but not
mandatory) value on include: FTP, SFTP and remote / local file
synchronization (a feature to identify which files have been
revised). It's convenient to PUT or GET a file directly from the IDE,
especially when the file must be tested from a server-side
environment.
Icing
on the cake is an integrated checkin/checkout so multiple developers can work on
the same website. Better would be integrated source
control.
There
are many other features are important in an IDE but there are many IDEs to
choose from which offer these features.
HTML
page templates, not so many choices.
Sam
-----Original Message-----Looks like nothing more than an updated FrontPage with some Dreamweaver-esque candy. MS tools are extremely good when it comes to backend development (in terms of ease of use, extensibility, and developer productivity)... but I doubt they will be able to make any headway as a design tool provider.
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ryan Gahl
Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2006 10:08 AM
To: rails-spinoffs@lists.rubyonrails.org
Subject: Re: [Rails-spinoffs] New Microsoft IDE
Then again, it's MS, anything they send to market will be profitable just based on sheer numbers.
On 7/27/06, Sam < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Has anyone here evaluated Microsoft Expressions as a possible development IDE?I haven't looked at the JS support beyond noticing that JS code is lightly color-coded, but on the surface, it has some features I consider mandatory for web development (e.g., templates).Sam
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