COM271—Programming Options
Dreamweaver Options and Alternatives
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- The 0.1%
- Adobe CS6 Design & Web Premium Suite—Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Flash, Dreamweaver, more—$1899 from Adobe
- The 1%
- Same package, education (Student and Teacher) discount—$449 from Adobe
- The 10%
- Same package, education, from RAM Computers (URI union)—$349
- Dreamweaver only (special order), from RAM Computers ~$160-180
- The middle class
- Same package, OEM*. Shop around for under $300..
- Dreamweaver only, OEM. Shop for under $150, older versions (CS5) for ~$50.
- Workin' nights and weekends
- ShiftEdit, the online IDE (integrated development environment)—Free (recommended by Jeremy): This is an online editing environment, along the lines of Dreamweaver. It has a work area and full ftp connectivity to any server.
http://shiftedit.net - Sublime Text—"Sublime Text is a sophisticated text editor for code, markup and prose: Sublime Text 2 may be downloaded and evaluated for free, however a license must be purchased for continued use. There is currently no enforced time limit for the evaluation." (recommended by Joshua)
- Also see "How to install & use Package Control," from Scott Granneman's site, and packages from "https://sublime.wbond.net/".
- Quanta 2.0 for Macs—Free (recommended by Nik from last semester)
http://quanta.sourceforge.net/release2.php - Google "Web Development IDE" or "Web Development Integrated Development Environment" and look for online apps that code html, css, javascript and provide ftp support.
Example: Desizntech: "10 Free and Useful IDE for Programmers and Developers"
http://desizntech.info/2010/04/10-free-and-useful-ide-for-programmers-and-developers-2/ - Notepad text editing plus filezilla ftp client (free download)
http://download-filezilla-ftp-free.com/
- ShiftEdit, the online IDE (integrated development environment)—Free (recommended by Jeremy): This is an online editing environment, along the lines of Dreamweaver. It has a work area and full ftp connectivity to any server.
*OEM means Original Equipment Manufacturer (see Wikipedia).
What is the difference between OEM and Retail Box packaging? Retail version of software is a full version of the software which will include the installation disc(s), Certificate of Authenticity (if manufacturer provides), and product keycode/serial number (if necessary). OEM software does not come in a retail box, doesn't include printed manuals, and is not eligible for free technical support from the manufacturer. Help files you can always find in members area. OEM software is only available in "full version" editions, meaning there are no OEM upgrade products. OEM software can be upgraded to future versions of the software by purchasing a compatible upgrade product.