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Posted by Nate Smith.

Other on team #66, GM Powertrain/Willow Run HS, from Eastern Michigan University and GM Powertrain.

Posted on 2/23/2000 8:19 PM MST


In Reply to: Re: hey Lora/Erin! posted by Daniel on 2/23/2000 3:54 PM MST:



#1 - : it's so much more fun to code your own html. you have a lot more power that way too....

#2 - : plus you got the pride factor when you finish cuz you 'did it all on your own'.

Well, since I (indirectly) started this thread, I feel almost obligated to put my thoughts in here and there...I've numbered the points above so I can reference them quicker down here...

Re #1: More fun? I teach an intro-level computer lab here at EMU, and I know quite a few people in there would have begged me to use a WYSIWYG editor if we had one installed in the lab. (little did they know, Word can function as one.) Also, many of the newer editors(Frontpage included), allow you to edit the raw HTML code yourself, to add any additional features that the programs can't create for you. However, many of the features that have become so popular on various sites, such as Java, ActiveX, on mouseover image changes, among others, all can be easily done in Frontpage. And, the 2000 version is much nicer to your custom HTML code - it doesn't mangle it nearly as much as older versions did.

Re #2: I've heard this comment before, and of course, have my own opinion on it. For example, if you have a choice between writing a Windows scoring program for this year's competition(my current project for the WMRC), are you going to use the tools at hand(VB or VC++), or actually take the time to write it in assembler, just to say that you 'did it all on your own?'

Just my 2 cents...

Nate