Am I a hand-coder?

[PR Design]

Yes, but I do type the code by hand, I could easily type the code up in notepad but I choose to take advantage of DWs autocomplete. Like I said, I have never clicked on any of the menus other than File (to hit Save All).

[SatanicPenguins]

I'm just sayin, thats the same as takin a test with a cheatsheet lol. u dont have to remember complete tags or anything

plus when i used it, the auto complete would slowed me down when i used it? u should try notepad, see if u get stuff done faster.

(hand-coder or not, doesn't really matter. Just people realize hand coders on average know their **** more than the dreamweaver puppys) (no offense to the dreamweaver puppys)

when a media course is designed to set you up to write long boring magazine articals or how to read the news then its a bit messed up!

[LeadMagnet]

Originally Posted by PR Design

I choose to take advantage of DWs autocomplete.

That's the part that makes you a non-hand-coder.
When i started learning html i tried dreamweaver first and i hated it. I hated all those autocompleting tags and i especially disliked the way it was set up on the machine i was using to automatically close tags that i open (closing them in the wrong place). So after about 15 minutes of dreamweaver i closed it and turned to notepad for 100% of my work.
Now i'm using dreamweaver again because i got annoyed with notepad incorrectly displaying the text on the wrong line. Wrapping it in the wrong place. That sorta thing.
The references are quite handy i must admit.

[PR Design]

I know the tags! If I've started writing a tag, surely I must know what it is.
And I often use notepad, for example when DW isn't open and notepad would load quicker.

The reason I use autocomplete is because of a valuable phrase I learned a while ago: "When doing a job, be as lazy as you can" ;)

I think the be all and end all is that I have the potential to be a full blown hand coder...

[Toon]

Try....

Taco Software - Taco HTML Edit for Mac OS X

If you want a decent hand coder with a decent auto complete

[flashwiz]

Oh oh.... well i will put my 2p worth in here.... i would say anyone using Dreamweaver is not classed as a hand coder period... the whole reason for hand coding is because you understand the code that you are writing and what is happening. If you are using a visual aid by splitting the page, then your not so confident in your code i guess.

With regards the pick and the shovel.... i would stake quite a bit on the fact that the holes WOULD be different depending on which way you do them... :-)

rant over...

[Toon]

In all honesty for a 17 year old I think Harry's code is pretty good so I'm guessing the full hand coding will be the next progression.

[PR Design]

Yes but the point I'm making (which everyone seems to have missed!) is that I DO know the code, and know it well! I just use DW coz its autocomplete sits hand in hand with my laziness!

EDIT:: I just coded a page on the fly someone using a ****** free website creator! Proof!

[PR Design]

Right, as a personal challenge I just made this site in Notepad!