Straight coder here.
I "see" the page from code level including rgb hex color codes  . Hand-coding allows for the most optimization of the page. It allows for shorter download times and less bandwidth-consumption. It ensures usability and accessibility as well as cross-browser compatibility. I babble on for hours on my site about hand-coding and standards compliance (something that all but one wysiwyg are incapable of), but always acknowledge a need for the wysiwyg's and designers.
While I respect designers (couldn't make a 'pretty' site to save my life), all "web pages" should pass by a coder. The two skills together represent the science and the art of the internet and compliment each other.
Last edited by Max Powers : 11-26-2004 at 02:05 AM.
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