Chapter 1
Introducing Dreamweaver CS6
In This Chapter
- Understanding the Dreamweaver philosophy
- How Dreamweaver is designed
- Connecting to data in Dreamweaver
- Accessing next-generation features
- Automating web application production
- Maintaining your website with Dreamweaver
Adobe Dreamweaver CS6 is a professional website development program for creating both standard web pages and dynamic applications. In its latest incarnation, Dreamweaver has rededicated itself to professional coding practices and web standards, while pushing its capabilities into mobile web development. In addition to creating standards-based HTML pages with enhanced Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) rendering, it is also suitable for coding a wide range of web formats, including JavaScript, XML, and ActionScript—even those incorporating Web 2.0 methods, such as Ajax, and responsive web design. Among its many other distinctions, it was the first web authoring tool capable of addressing multiple server models. This feature makes it equally easy for developers of ASP, ColdFusion, or PHP to use it.
Dreamweaver is truly a tool designed by web developers for web developers. Designed from the ground up to work the way professional web designers do, it speeds site construction and streamlines site maintenance. Because web designers rarely work in a vacuum, Dreamweaver integrates smoothly with the leading media programs: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Fireworks, and Adobe Flash. This chapter describes the philosophical underpinnings ...
