I hope software experts on the site will help you. Meanwhile, I hope following link may help you. This is an article by one of our senior members.

http://www.boddunan.com/articles/programming/32-web-programming/10910-introduction-to-active-server-pages--asp-.html

Oh, it just struck me that speaking about some brands isn't really allowed here. I had written an article which was edited for this reason. But that was first article here and I have promised never to repeat the mistake. I hope I am not repeating it here. Can this thread be allowed? BTW, thanks for the link.

We cannot promote brands and sites. So, there should be no promotional links. But it is okay to name generic names. For example, it is okay to mention 'bath soap' but inappropriate to mention brand name of soaps. .

This discussion is really important to me. I am sure when there will be other members online, someone will certainly suggest some different things that would be helpful to me. I just fear the thread doesn't get deleted, that's all. I am not expecting anything more.

Actually you need an answer to your question and not discussion. So, it is better to put your question in Q & A section.

I hope software experts on the site will help you. Meanwhile, I hope following link may help you. This is an article by one of our senior members.

http://www.boddunan.com/articles/programming/32-web-programming/10910-introduction-to-active-server-pages--asp-.html

Oh, it just struck me that speaking about some brands isn't really allowed here. I had written an article which was edited for this reason. But that was first article here and I have promised never to repeat the mistake. I hope I am not repeating it here. Can this thread be allowed? BTW, thanks for the link.

We cannot promote brands and sites. So, there should be no promotional links. But it is okay to name generic names. For example, it is okay to mention 'bath soap' but inappropriate to mention brand name of soaps. .

This discussion is really important to me. I am sure when there will be other members online, someone will certainly suggest some different things that would be helpful to me. I just fear the thread doesn't get deleted, that's all. I am not expecting anything more.

Actually you need an answer to your question and not discussion. So, it is better to put your question in Q & A section.

Yes, I had thought of starting this as a question instead of a discussion. But I thought, I wouldn't be able to interact with you all if it was a question. You may lock the thread if you so wish. I don't mind.

Most professional designers prefer Adobe Fireworks and is a de-facto for making front-end design.

Disclosure: I do not use Fireworks.

Most professional designers prefer Adobe Fireworks and is a de-facto for making front-end design.

Disclosure: I do not use Fireworks.

Then which one you personally use and advice !? :whistle:

Most professional designers prefer Adobe Fireworks and is a de-facto for making front-end design.

Disclosure: I do not use Fireworks.

Then which one you personally use and advice !? :whistle:

I am not a designer rather a developer, so my advise may not be considered seriously.

My personal preferences in order:

1. Fireworks (I do not use because it is too costly for my needs)
2. GIMP (less efficient but enough for what I needed, free one)
3. Corel Photo Impact (have some good goodies. Little cheaper, I got a coupon to purchase it so it was very less priced somewhere around $20)

Flash is no longer a developer preference. As a developer I use IDEs more than any other designer tools. 90% of the time I use Eclipse and remaining on other tools (see above).

Here is the complete list of software I use (almost all are open source)

1. Eclipse (IDE)
2. XAMPP (AMP stack for Windows)
3. SMTP4DEV (SMTP proxy)
4. Chrome (Browser)
5. MySQL GUI Tools (DB Client)
6. FileZilla (FTP app)
7. Putty (SSH client)
8. EmEditor (Text editor)
9. Winamp (Media player, helps my productivity)

Finally Windows 8. Most people (read as developers) claim of using windows is a crime, I am exclusion.