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Kudos for this excellent post. You have a point and I believe you're right. There are things you can do only with Flash, or achieve easily using Flash (like smartphones apps you mentioned). It really depends on the needs.

Here in Brazil Flash websites are vastly used. I just lost a job opportunity in a webdesign studio because I don't have advanced knowledge on Flash and AS3. But still I do think HTML 5 is the future, so I won't lose time learning something that's in decrease.

Having in mind the constant advance in using HTML 5 for animations, I ask myself if it's still a good idea to learn Flash and ActionScript from scratch. I have a few points in mind that I'd like to share: HTML 5 is a very new technology (which final version will only be released in 2014). Flash has some pretty serious security bugs. Flash is older and has a vast library full of examples and resources to learn. Flash doesn't work on iPhones and iPads, contrary to HTML 5. HTML 5 is easily rendered on smartphones and tablets, contrary to Flash. (I'm not sure about this one). You can do more with Flash. Or not. Some of the most used animations with Flash can be easily reproduced using JavaScript libraries such as jQuery. Flash is a pre-requisite in many jobs, contrary to HTML 5. What do you think? PS: I think this post should be in Flash, Actionscript & RIA section, since this is General Chat and shouldn't have web designing related posts according to the rules. But since everyone posts here and there are lots of web designing related posts, I'll post it here.

Macromedia Dreamweaver 8? Good old times. By default Dreamweaver works with document relative paths. If you want to work with site root relative paths, you'll have to configure it when you define a site. I really think it works like this since version 8.

I'd love to change my vote. I'm using Komodo Edit since last week and I'm loving it! Very fast, lightweight and has almost all the features I need.

The title/poll is self-explanatory: what's your favorite IDE/software to create and edit your code? I'm using notepad2, but I really miss the tabs feature.

I started studying (advanced) JavaScript not only because I want, but also because my job is demanding JS knowledge right now. I found it to be really interesting, but I always feel like my code could be a lot better and more well organized. Searching about JS, I found this Essential JavaScript Design Patterns book, which seems to be really useful. So, have you read it? What do you think about it? Share your thoughts. Bonus: do you recommend any obligatory JavaScript ebook/book? PS: I didn't post the link because I don't have 25 posts, sorry.

I did only two or three of almost all my icons... I usually go to Icon Finder, or Iconspedia when I want an easy full pack.

Really? I thought it was the opposite. Good to know! I just decided that it's better and cheaper to keep up with a Windows laptop. I'll buy an Alienware and get rid of my other computers. Thank you all for the help!

(un)fortunately MacBooks are VERY expensive in Brazil, the cool kids here have powerful Windows laptops and nobody has a Mac. I totally agree with you, but the main point here is that I don't play games that much, and they're usually old, which don't require a very powerful system. I'll probably be able to do everything I want with a Windows laptop, but day after day I see more web developers going Mac. Also, it's a UNIX(-like) system, which from my experience with Linux is much better than Windows OS alone. Anyway, let's say I was looking only for a better laptop to design and code for the web, would you recommend me a Mac? That's my main concern right now. Oh, and don't worry about productivity, I messed around with some hackintoshs before and the OS is very easy to learn.

Right now my PC is almost games only, and although I'm fine with that, I'd love to have only one system to everything. It's not only a space issue, but also because I think it's better to minimize the number of computers and laptops I own. And I didn't get, why would I keep my netbook once I have a Mac? This would have made sense if you told me to keep my desktop. And, unfortunately, I don't have that much money only to "buy it and see," I need to be kind of sure that it'll be a good deal.

First, let me describe what I have and what I want. I'm your general PHP + Javascript coder, with some decent skill in webdesigning too (Photoshop and Fireworks mainly). What I have: - A desktop running Windows 7 which I use to play some Steam games (like Counter Strike: Source, Day of Defeat: Source, Portal, etc) and work with graphics. - A netbook running Linux Ubuntu which I use to code PHP and Javascript. I don't do graphics on it because it has a very small screen and because the integrated graphics card isn't very good. What I want: - A good laptop which has good softwares for coding, decent hardware for graphics and still be able to play some games. - Only one good laptop so I can get rid of my netbook and PC. Although I never used a Mac before, I'm thinking of buying a MacBook, because I think it's good enough to handle everything that I'll need. But I'm unsure if I should buy it and discard only my netbook, maintaining my desktop for games (even if I don't play any new game), or even if I should buy something else instead of a MacBook. What would you do in my position? If you do recommend a Mac, which one do you recommend? Thanks!

Those are probably the main reason I'm considering developing my own CMS. I want to create something that clients will be able to do it by themselves, also providing a user guide (via web and printed), and even video-tutorials. I really don't want clients calling every 15 minutes. As I thought, it's time to learn OOP. Anyway, this is the future, there's no need in postponing learning it. Thank you very much for the help!

Hey there, I'm just back to web development after spending a few years in other projects. A couple of years ago I started working with procedured PHP programming, but since I stopped my contact with coding was minimal. A few weeks ago I came with some good and fresh ideas, but after a long break there were a lot of changes. I hope you guys can give me a hand on some of my doubts. 1. Should I develop a CMS or just use one existent? I think that develop a CMS is a better option because I don't need a fully functional CMS with hundreds of options, I just need a very basic one, and I'm not sure if downloading one and expanding it any easier than do one from the scratch and having full control (and knowledge) about it. But you know, I may be wrong. 2. I never did any OOP code, should I start learning it right now or POP is good enough? 3. Which Javascript library should I use? I can actually answer that, which is probably going to be jQuery, and maybe Scriptaculous. 4. Do you use Ajax on all your applications/websites? 5. Should I start using HTML 5 in all my pages, or it's not the time yet? 6. Do you have any useful tips/links or something to get me updated? I'm sorry if some of my doubts are just plain dumb, but it's been a few years since I was aware of what was good in the webdev scene. Thank you for your help.

Yes, the two divers are floating since they are a content and column, which is on the right. I think adding a fixed height to page is not the best way to change this, since in the future I will not know the exact height of the page... for example if I try to use it with a blog engine, the height will always change. And you was right, the 20px was a default line height, when I removed the style, the background simply does not appear, like the other divs, even without background, took over the page div. Thank you for the answer.