Feedback about Interdev

[kbea1965]

For those of you who develop interactive webs, what is your take about using Interdev. Is it the best choice compared to Frontpage and DreamWeaver?

Good question. I started web programming using Interdev, I still use it a fair bit. It is quite good for gluing things together. I quite often use frontpage to make a page or do some clever formatting, and then switch to the HTML view to see how to code things.

Interdev offers a lot of activex controls, the problem is most are not 'pure' HTML, so you are in danger of ending up with a 'Microsoft-centric' solution that can only be viewed in IE. That's OK in an enterprise that uses IE as standard on it's desktop, but obviously a problem if your stuff is going outside the firewall. The solution is to either develop plain vanilla pages or applications that branch depending on the browser being used. I'll take the first option thanks!

I use VB6 to make activex DLLs that sit behind my ASPs.

The contractor in our office thinks the best editor for HTML and ASP is notepad! Once you feel a bit competent he is right.

[kbea1965]

Thanks MadWorm. What do you think about using DreamWeaver?

I have never even seen Dreamweaver started on a desktop so I wouldn't know it if it leapt up and bit me on the nose! But I know it is very popular so I guess it must be OK. Sorry... Anyone else know anything about Dreamweaver?

[gwdash]

I have used a little bit of dreamweaver, and Some InterDev. I like DreamWeaver better, because of the Microsoft only type things InterDev creates. What i do, is use InterDev to layout the Page, then go in and change the Microsoft stuff to strait HTML(Or create a branching page)

(I don't have DreamWeaver, but i have used it several times) InterDev really works well with IIS(Or so they say). DreamWeaver uses FTP which i like because the server doesn't have to have FrontPage Extentions.

Hope this helps