[NTLUG:Discuss] what is the best Linux web page developing tool?

[Chris Cox]

Naw... I was really implying the management of dynamic
content.  Indeed something that handles fancy static
page creation... especially the graphics is sorta
missing from Linux AFAIK.  If you have to combine
static and dynamic content, you might as well
handle the static stuff with php too though.  As you
mentioned, it doesn't make sense to learn 2 things...
or make extra steps to deliver content.

If you just have to have WYIWYalmostG, then Netscape
Composer is the only thing that comes to mind under
Linux.

I think some are trying to get Dreamweaver to work
under wine though... haven't heard any successes
yet.

Regards,
Chris


"Richard C. Cobbe" wrote:
> 
> Lo, on Tuesday, March 20, Chris Cox did write:
> 
...
> I do, however, have some problems with the unspoken implication that
> php/perl/brl/whatever are better than html templates just because they're
> newer.  (If this isn't what you're actually trying to say, Chris, my
> apologies.)
> 
> These server-side scripting languages are no doubt wonderful if you've got
> dynamic content.  However, IIRC, the original poster was asking about tools
> for generating *static* content.  If that is the case (and he doesn't need
> to update these static pages too frequently), then I suspect that a
> server-side scripting engine would be overkill, both in terms of server
> resources and developer resources---why learn *another* language just to
> automate web page production?  Using a shell script to generate the static
> HTML files is certainly a much simpler solution, and it's quite sufficient
> for this sort of problem.
> 
> Call me old-fashioned if you like, but I'm a big believer in "the right
> tool for the right job".  Seems to me that using PHP to generate static
> content is a bit like using a semi-trailer to transport a single
> mass-market paperback.
> 
> Richard
> 
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