anyone know Dreamweaver?

Whoo

Does anyone know how to use Dreamweaver to build websites?  If so, how hard was it to learn?  Did you teach yourself or take a class?

katydid17

I use Dreamweaver all the time.  I actually took a class, but I think I could have learned just as well with the book, web based tutorials, and online forums.  The website Lynda.com has really good resources that I still reference when I need to figure something out.

Whoo

Thanks, do you use it for work or just for fun?  I am currently using lynda.com to teach myself.  It seems like the kind of thing where if you don't use it everyday you could quickly forget how to use it.  

katydid17

A little of both, but mostly just for personal/fun stuff.  It's a huge, massively complex program - I learned how to build Coldfusion Applications and Rich Web Content using Dreamweaver, so I can do a lot of really cool stuff, but basics like building a rollover button or fly out menu (stuff I don't do all that often) are easily forgotten and equally easy to remember by looking at the book or just googling "how to..."

joie424

I use Dreamweaver and I definitely recommend Lynda.com. I haven't used Dreamweaver in a while but mostly because I tend to hardcode stuff instead of building it that way. I recommend that if you want to learn Dreamweaver you learn HTML.

Whoo

Thanks, did it take you a while to get the HTML down so that you could work well with it?  I am in the middle of an interview process and building a website with Dreamweaver was not a requirement in their job advertisement ( or I wouldn't have bothered applying)  but now after 2 interviews with them they are asking about it.  They requested I build a site with Dreamweaver which I just did after going though tutorials and a CSS book but, honestly, it was a hard, slow process.  I am just wondering if I even want the job at this point.  Will coding in Dreamweaver get easier for me with practice or should I just walk away from this opportunity?  From what I can tell a small part of the job seems to be building one website (with some available tech support) and maintaining and updating the site on a monthly basis.