Is it permissible to use XHTML tools such as Dreamweaver, Frontpage and other WYSIWYG editors?
If you wish to use XHTML tools and editors in this course to write your XHTML and CSS, that is up to you. Since this course is not about writing XHTML or CSS, you are welcome to use whatever method you find most reliable and efficient to generate your XHTML and CSS code. However, I would strongly recommend that you not use any programming code generated by tools or editors in completing your work for this course. There are three reasons for that recommendation. First, there’s the simple fact that you won’t have that tool available when you sit down to take an exam. And, if you’ve been writing your programming code from scratch all semester, you’re likely to have an easier time writing it from scratch for the exams. Second, editors tend to over-complicate the programming code they produce and (at least some of them) cut corners. I grade all work on an equal footing and according to the rules presented in class, regardless of how it was produced. Hence, if the editor introduces anomolies
If you wish to use XHTML tools and editors in CS503 to write your XHTML and CSS, that is up to you. Since this course is not about writing XHTML or CSS, you are welcome to use whatever method you find most reliable and efficient to generate your XHTML and CSS code. However, I would strongly recommend that you not use any JavaScript code generated by tools or editors in completing your work for CS503. There are three reasons for that recommendation. First, there’s the simple fact that you won’t have that tool available when you sit down to take an exam. And, if you’ve been writing your JavaScript from scratch all semester, you’re likely to have an easier time writing it from scratch for the exams. Second, editors tend to over-complicate the JavaScript they produce and (at least some of them) cut corners. I grade all work on an equal footing and according to the rules presented in class, regardless of how it was produced. Hence, if the editor introduces anomolies or errors into your code
I do not prohibit students from using XHTML tools and editors in CS403, but I recommend against it. There are three reasons for that recommendation. First, there’s the simple fact that you won’t have an XHTML editor available when you sit down to take an exam. And, if you’ve been writing your XHTML from scratch all semester, you’re likely to have an easier time writing it from scratch for the exams. Second, editors tend to over-complicate the XHTML they produce and (at least some of them) cut corners. I grade all work on an equal footing and according to the rules presented in class, regardless of how it was produced. Hence, if the editor introduces anomalies or errors into your code, you’re still liable for them. And the more complicated things get, the greater the probability that errors will occur. (In other words, I don’t ignore errors because “the editor did it.”) Third, for the assignments and the project you will need to meet certain minimum technical requirements. Since you oft
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- Is it permissible to use XHTML tools such as Dreamweaver, Frontpage and other WYSIWYG editors?
