eWeek on Contribute:

eWeek on Contribute: It works for them, even though there are definitely changes they'd like to see in the 1.0 version. But what caught my eye is how they noted a cycle, where Dreamweaver started off very approachable, but as it added more abilities it scared more people off, and how simple tools can be much more successful with larger groups of people. I think Flash had a similar advantage over Director a few years ago, where “doesn't do as much” was actually an advantage. But then you get into issues of “who does the creating?” — development tools are naturally aimed at brainy people, so simplicity and limitation aren't universally desirable. Maybe it gets back to the basic principle of designing for the particular audience…. [JD on MX]

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