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can you tell me the website development tools which are most important to make a website?


i want to make a website and also want to use a flash in to it.
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2 Responses to “can you tell me the website development tools which are most important to make a website?”

  1. Rex M said:

    Depends on what kind of platform you want to use, and what the site should be able to do. For a basic Flash site, you really only need Flash and Notepad (or some other plain-text editor). If you’re not comfortable with writing the HTML code yourself, you can use a WYSIWYG editor to design the pages. The industry standard right now is Dreamweaver. A free alternative is NVU. A newcomer to the market is Microsoft Expression, which looks to be a serious cometitor with Dreamweaver for tool of choice for professionals.

    It also helps to have a graphics editing program like Photoshop or Fireworks (I use both). GIMP is a free alternative to Photoshop… it is free, so it’s not as sophisticated or robust as Photoshop, and the UI is not as good, but… again, it’s free. Kind of a trade-off. GIMP can be downloaded from

    You can download 30-day trials of Flash, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, and Photoshop from

    A trial version of Microsoft Expression Web is available at

    NVU can be downloaded from

    If you are doing dynamic web development, you may need a development suite for your platform. For example, I often work with ASP.NET so I use Visual Studio for that. But if you are doing PHP or classic ASP, you just need a text editor, and a server that can interpret the code for testing.

    You can download a free version of Visual Studio from

  2. spl said:

    You will need:

    Text editor (notepad at the very least)
    Image editor/renderer (many out there, but the GIMP is free)
    Flash creator (try Adobe.com for flash development kit, there’s a free trial download)

    Most important tools you need:
    A creative mind and desire to succeed with the development.

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