hand coded websites or using CMS?

Im a student, and and apart of my course studying web developing. My skills in Html/css are very good and I’m still learning php – everything hand coded. As Im gaining more confidence and doing small side projects for clients, i also notice that heaps of websites are using some sort of CMS now. I always feel like im getting one step further then one step back Now i dont know if what Im doing is the right way, and its kind of anoying knowing that I learn all these skills and most are using software. Am I doing things the right way or should I be using wordpress or drupal for everything

September 4, 2010 | Filed Under Drupal 

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2 Responses to “hand coded websites or using CMS?”

  1. Nigel on September 4th, 2010 4:42 am

    Once you understand HTML/CSS and some php, then it’s worth look at CMS systems. The ideas behind the CMS system is to simplify the management of pages – usually allowing non technical people to make changes.
    It could be worth setting up a Drupal system for yourself to play with, at least be able to appreciate what it can and can’t do for you.
    BTW I’ve been developing for 20 years and I still have loads of things to learn – at least in the old days you didn’t have new things cropping up every other week :(

  2. j k on September 4th, 2010 4:42 am

    You use whatever tool you need at the time.

    Even if you use say WordPress for a client, and you need to alter code, you can still hand tweak the code. I never edit a page online. I download the pages I need to work on and work on them on my local machine, because I’ve been known to make a mistake or three..

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