Not really when I explicitly mention good old notepad standard. This is also before Notepad ++ came bundled with all of that stuff. Also, just because Dreamweaver is a WYSIWYG editor doesn't mean that you can't code in just the code panel. In fact, back in the day the code window was all you would see through fear of the crappy WYSIWYG editor adding in loads of garbage markup. Either way it's beside the point. Developers, especially when learning front end which is one of the easier fields to come to terms with, should have a base understanding of best practise, conventions and indeed syntax without having a IDE hint at everything for them.
Strawman - you misrepresented someone's argument to make it easier to attack.
By exaggerating, misrepresenting, or just completely fabricating someone's argument, it's much easier to present your own position as being reasonable, but this kind of dishonesty serves to undermine honest rational debate.
Not really when I explicitly mention good old notepad standard. This is also before Notepad ++ came bundled with all of that stuff. Also, just because Dreamweaver is a WYSIWYG editor doesn't mean that you can't code in just the code panel. In fact, back in the day the code window was all you would see through fear of the crappy WYSIWYG editor adding in loads of garbage markup. Either way it's beside the point. Developers, especially when learning front end which is one of the easier fields to come to terms with, should have a base understanding of best practise, conventions and indeed syntax without having a IDE hint at everything for them.
This Dreamweaver remark is almost a strawman.
I didn't talk about code generation I talked about highlighting and syntax checking right in the editor.
I don't need to convince you - you are not a newbie.
Newbies, whenever you will hear this advice - ask if adviser uses notepad or proper text editor in day to day job and reach your conclusions.