Chapter 1. Stocking Your Technological Toolbox

Choosing Software

Comparing Static and Dynamic Sites

Not to start this book on a philosophical note, but if you want to build something, you need tools. And because the quality of your tools helps to improve the quality of your creation, you want the best web design software that your budget can tolerate.

You're off to an excellent start by selecting Dreamweaver, by the way. It's the industry standard in web design for good reason, and it's particularly useful for building web sites quickly.

This chapter explains what else you'll need to weave the web site of your dreams.