Web Developer 2005 vs. Dreamweaver

以下內容，取自於微軟網站的一篇文章，微軟現在也推出自己的網頁編輯軟體。所以，依照微軟的建議，Web Developer 擁有很多Dreamweaver作不到的事情，建議先由Dreamweaver，再由Web Developer作asp.net設計。

Welcome to this comparison of Visual Studio 2005 and Dreamweaver 8.

Here you have the opportunity to compare features of these products aimed at professional developers. However, Dreamweaver 8 also serves as a tool for professional designers. If you or anyone on your team is a designer, please also explore the designer features of Expression Web Designer.

Comparison area				Specific features compared
Document Windows & Panels				Start Page Split View and Split Screen Modifying workspace layout using panels and panel groups Saving the workspace layout Built-in layouts Using multiple monitors during development
Code Editors				Code Hints / Intellisense Selecting and collapsing regions of code Inserting server controls into code Modifying properties of controls Code Snippets Compiling server-side code
Components & Toolbox				Resolving name conflicts between controls Adding a control to the Tag Chooser / Toolbox Using custom controls Creating the @Register directive for controls
Design Notes				Providing Design Notes / Comments in code Hiding comments from the end-user Finding ToDo comments quickly
Help Features				Searching in help Context-sensitive help Dynamic help that automatically appears while you work Online support options
Properties				Viewing properties set on an element Changing properties of an element Viewing style applied to tables Modifying properties of multiple controls at once Working with events on server controls
CSS				Using the CSS Editor / CSS Panel Examining the cascade of styles on a design element Code Hint / Intellisense support when defining CSS Verifying styles meet WCAG accessibility guidelines
Customizing & Extending				Using History to replay actions Creating Commands or Macros Automating design tasks using Extensions and Macros Assigning macros to a keystroke Inserting server-side code using Server Behaviors and Snippets
Optimizing Code				Aids to automate creating compliant HTML and XML Removal of redundant tags Cleaning up extraneous markup from Word Customizing the appearance of tags in the editor Verification that tags throughout the document are balanced
Templates & Master Pages				Automatically applying repetitive code Creating a Template / Master Page Adding pages that utilize a Template or Master Page Previewing the appearance of a page that uses templates or master pages Administrative overhead of static vs. dynamic pages
Code & Compiling				Using declarative code in a site with Server Behaviors and the Design Surface Deploying pages that use server-side code Binding a data source to a control Writing custom server-side code Presenting data from a database Discovering features via Intellisense Compiled source code has additional features and is less error-prone
Database Support				Preparing to make a data-driven Web page editable Using a DataGrid or GridView to allow editing data in a database Creating SQL statements to reference data Creating data-driven applications entirely on the design surface
XML & XSLT				Creating XSL transformation files Adding constructs to XSLT pages Previewing XSLT output Rendering XSLT output on a page Using hierarchical controls with XML
User Controls				Editing a User Control Previewing how a User Control will render on a page Writing the @Register directive required to use a User Control Adding custom properties to a User Control that can be programmed with server-side code
Login Controls				Login controls in ASP.NET Defining custom actions surrounding login controls Providing a form for a user to create an account Allowing password recovery and reset Integration with a standard membership provider
Membership Controls				Providing an authentication strategy in ASP.NET Storing users and roles Securing pages with rules Redirecting unauthenticated users to a login page
Consuming Web Services				Prerequisites to consume a Web service Locating an appropriate Web service to consume Generating a Web service proxy class Making a SOAP call into a Web service Establishing asynchronous calls to a Web service
Providing Web Services				Creating a Web service Testing a Web service Returning tabular data from a database Securing the data exchanged in a Web service
Debugging				Setting a breakpoint Editing code during a debugging session, and then continuing to run that code Use of visualizers to examine the contents of an object Debugging JavaScript
Source Control				Shared access provided by file locks Comparing multiple versions of a file Enabling connectivity to other source control systems through MSSCCI Checking out and checking in files Enabling rollback to a previous version
WCAG / Section 508				Filtering manual checklist items out of the WCAG accessibility report Analyzing accessibility every time the project is built
Deployment				FTP and WebDAV support Secured communication via SSL Inherent support for a test environment as well as production Using the Publish Website tool to prevent source code from being deployed Convenient installable MSI files for projects