Inquiring and analyzing options for creating a website Shriya batra

What is html? Hyper Text Markup Language or HTML is the standard markup language for creating web pages. HTML elements are building blocks of html pages, they are represented by tags. Tags label pieces of content such as “paragraph”, “table”, “heading” for example. The content of the page is displayed by the browsers not the tags.

HTML Disadvantages: Advantages: Features of modern websites cannot be achieved using html, web developers need to learn languages such as JavaScript or ASP Html isn’t aesthetically pleasing, CSS(cascading style sheets) handles the presentation of the web pages. Sometimes some browsers show differences in the web pages, the elements are missing because the tags associated with them are not implemented with the browser of your choice and gets ignored. Advantages: Supported on most if not all browsers Established, used on majority of websites and wildly used Easier and more basic in use compared to other programs like Dreamweaver Free, no need to buy any software For novice programmers much more easier to learn and code Loose syntax (within boundaries otherwise will not comply with standards)

DREAMWEAVER A web page developing program created by Adobe systems creating website using CSS,HTML and other web programming languages. Unlink HTML it already has 'pre-made' elements that can be dragged to assemble a functional website making it less confusing and leaving room for less failure.

Dreamweaver Advantages: Disadvantages: It isn’t free, while many others are free tutorials offer very minimum information, while toolbars are loaded with options causes confusion and unclarity. To be an expert, we need to buy a time consuming guide. Adobe releases a new version of Dreamweaver every 2-3 years, with new features and that makes it harder to operate. while writing code in notepad doesn’t take while Dreamweaver takes 1.8 GB of hard drive space. Advantages: Integrated with other adobe softwares makes it easier to transition and use along with photoshop also supports third party file extensions. There is a live preview window available displaying the real site that your codes will display.Thu, we can see the changes make while editing the codes. live preview allows users to insert videos,script,text and images in the website in making without writing any lines of code.

Front page Is a website publishing program released by Microsoft and part of from 1997 to 2003 was the last time its updated version came out,an html editor helps in maintaining,designing and building websites.Frontpage extensions allows it to directly communicate with the server, also has a tutorial center with helpful videos.

FrontPage Disadvantages: Advantages: Easy to understand and use Has code and design preview of the website design side by side Interactive buttons make web graphics easier for navigation and coding Autocompletion an option Disadvantages: Outdated and unpopular Creates very large files,uses a lot of space Not all web browsers are familiar with FrontPage and its extensions

CONCLUSION: My choice To conclude, I choose after researching the 3 option by inquiring and analyzing and discussing the advantages and disadvantages- I choose Dreamweaver, reasons as follows: A more advanced and updated program Aesthetically pleasing More options in terms of how I can make my website The preview of the design and codes helps me make less errors and have a better insight of my actual web design 'pre-made' codes help me save time and I can also use softwares like photoshop easily