Dreamweaver MX 2004 WTF
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It ran terrible on my Mac. I wont buy it because it's so slow it's useless to me. Look up 'Dreamweaver MX 2004 slow' on Google and you should find plenty of bad reviews.
Here are some that I saved:
I'm a bit disappointed that after all this time, Macromedia have produced something that is okay, but not great. If you add to that, the noticeable performance hit in Mac OSX, with snail's pace text editing, slow redraws and spinning beach balls, I'm afraid that the whole experience leaves me somewhat underwhelmed!
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Given Dreamweaver's slow degradation into interface bloat hell, poor execution on OS X (the interface is a shame) and slow text editor, GoLive just became my officially preferred product.
Trust me, it's just better.
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Bad, Bad, BAD cocoaNut
Version: 2004, 9/18/2003 03:03PM PST
I was skeptical of all the negative comments here so decided to try it for myself. This software has many problems. First and foremost is speed, or lack thereof, which makes this software completely unusable for me. It's *SO* slow that I honestly can't see how anyone who calls themselves a 'pro' can use this for web development. It would drive me crazy to watch screen redraws I could time my eggs to.The second and equally depressing problem is an exceptionally cluttered and randomly designed UI which leaves me speechless. What moron at MacroMedia thought it was a good idea to have this MASSIVE banner ad shaped pallet (called the Properties Inspector) taking up all that horizontal space on my screen? It can't be resized in a useful way yet it's the most important pallet in the program. It SUCKS!!!!! The rest of the UI is a total mess with poor demarcation between functions, the bizarrely conceived Insert Pallet, and many screen redraw issues, the list goes on and on.
Macromedia has become a classic example of a company that pushes software releases out the door because of profit and the need to appease investors rather than focusing on developing a product that employees and customers can be proud of. If you buy this you're a real marketing victim. More Info
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I have dumped Dreamweaver completely and have gone back to BBEdit. I'm sick of wysiwyg editors. I can code all that by hand and its smooth. I suggest you DO NOT buy this software. If you want some cd coasters go to amazon.com or your local pier 1.