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Microsoft Expression Web
Developer(s)Microsoft
Stable release
3.0.1762.0 (2009) / July 20, 2009
Operating systemMicrosoft Windows
Available inEnglish
TypeHTML editor
LicenseProprietary EULA
WebsiteMicrosoft Expression Web

Microsoft Expression Web, code-named Quartz, is a WYSIWYG HTML editor and general web design program by Microsoft. It is part of the Expression Studio suite.

Expression Web edits web pages using XML, CSS 2.1, ASP.NET 2.0, XHTML, XSLT and JavaScript. It requires the .NET Framework 2.0 to operate. Microsoft SharePoint Designer provides related Microsoft technology. It offers Visual Studio support for ASP.NET applications. It has some legacy support for classic ASP. Expression Web uses its own standards-based rendering engine which is different from Internet Explorer's Trident engine.

Microsoft Expression Web provides the ability to install add-ons from third-party developers, extending its capabilities.

Version History

Microsoft Expression Web

On May 14, 2006, Microsoft released the first Community Technology Preview version of Expression Web. On September 5, 2006, Microsoft released Beta 1. The major change from CTP 1 was that most of the old FrontPage bots, parts, functions and non-standard features were removed. The Release To Manufacturing version was made available on December 4, 2006.

Microsoft Expression Web 2

Microsoft Expression Web 2 was released in 2008.[1]

Expression Web 2 offers native support for PHP and Silverlight.

Microsoft Expression Web 3

Microsoft Expression Web 3 was released in 2009.[2]

Reception

Both PC Magazine's Edward Mendelson and PC Pro's Tom Arah gave Expression Web 2 four stars. "It largely succeeded by concentrating on providing standards-compliant support for the web's core markup languages, (X)HTML and CSS," Arah concluded.[3]

PC Magazine labeled it as a more cost-effective option compared to the main competitor, Adobe Dreamweaver. "Even if money is no object, Expression Web 2 might be your better choice," Editor Edward Mendelson wrote.[4]

However, PC Magazine criticized a lack of "Secure FTP in its Web-publishing functions" and "the ability to create browser-based (as opposed to server-based) scripting of dynamic pages that works in all browsers, including Safari". On the other hand, PC Magazine noted that "most designers won't care about their absence".[4] Microsoft Expression 3 now supports SFTP and FTPS.

Also noted was the lack of support for root relative links, links that start with a "/" to refer to the root of a web server. This feature was added with Expression 3 Service Pack 1. [5]

Releases

Releases of Microsoft Expression Web
Version and Build Date
4017.1004 CTP 1 May 14, 2006
4518 RTM December 4, 2006
2008.1200.4518.1084 RTM May 1, 2008

See also

Notes and references

  1. ^ http://webdesign.about.com/od/expressionweb/gr/expression_web2.htm
  2. ^ http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/products/?p=674
  3. ^ http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/197913/microsoft-expression-web-2.html
  4. ^ a b Mendelson, Edward (06/11/08). "Microsoft Expression Web 2 - Full Review - Reviews by PC Magazine". PCMAG.COM. p. 3. Retrieved May 16, 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ http://blogs.msdn.com/xweb/archive/2010/04/26/different-types-of-hyperlinks.aspx

Microsoft Expression Web Links

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