Here's my take on the tools debate.
I make the comparison to a piece of furniture.
C++/Perl/CGI/Hand-Coded HTML is equivalent to an aritisan made and
designed desk. Takes considerable expertise and usually costs more but
will stand up to any conmdition that's thrown at it and still look
great, almost forever.
ColdFusion/ASP/Front Page/"WYSIWYG" Editors are more mass production
stuff. Functional within certain limits, quick to get in place, but
less flexible when you want to "push the envelope."
Cookie Cutter templates - "We put your text and images in a website for
$250" are probably the low end of the range.
Web development is really a continuum of processes. Part of being a
good consultant is being aware of as much of the range of tools as
possible and being able to pick the correct one(s) for the job. People
are definitately a part of this toolset - I willingly farm out high-end
graphics and complex programming when I think it's necessary. But I
also use limited tools that I can work with without being an expert to
meet limited service objectives.
Samford Carr
Site Manager
http://fla-biz.com/
http://jclarke.com/
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