Gadgetopia

Good riddens.

but, hey: 1) FrontPage 2003 was problably the first not-so-bad FrontPage in history 2) afterall, they are releasing Visual Web Developer and Expression (argh) at the same time

FrontPage 2003 was problably the first not-so-bad FrontPage in history

It was better than any previous version, but I wouldn't say it was good.

More and more everyday, I believe in the Dreamweaver / Contribute model. A "developer" and a "content contributor" are very, very different people, and they can't be expected to use the same tool.

I know it sticks in unnecessary code at times, but frankly I love frontpage. Easy as pie to use and create decent webpages with. From a no-professional design or programming aspect, FP2003 is great. Besides, when has a pro ever used FP for design, programming, or content creation.

FP serves a great purpose for ease of use in an Office type environment.

I am totally depressed that Microsoft FrontPage is going away.

I have used Dreamweaver and Frontpage, and Frontpage is just a thousand times better.

Oddly, I find it much easier to code HTML and Javascript in Frontpage than Dreamweaver because there is less baggage. I hate the proprietary form tags Microsoft adds but there easy to see and easy to remove (with Dreamweaver I feel like I'm constantly tripping over myself...with all there little not so helpful choosers...popups) Microsoft has got to start realizing that the magic of their company is creating intuitive products...products that allow the creator to create and not fumble around with the product. Other companies seem to spend their time doing the opposite, making products that are less intuitive in order to distinguish themselves (kind of the way little kids act out). I hope Microsoft understands their position. Most of us that use Microsoft products are so darn happy that we never talk about our appreciation. Well I for one think that Microsoft has done a super job, for the most part, designing products that allow users to focus on their job and not the product.