Flash CS3 versus Dreamweaver CS3??

Hi all,
i am about constructing a profotionnal web site...
and i don't know the best and more wide and advanced software
doing that,
i am ezitated between Adobe Flash CS3 and Adobe Dreamweaver
CS3 ??
Is there another one better than these 2??
Please advise me,
Thanks

I don't really think that learning Dreamweaver is easier then
Flash. In the end, it's all up the everyone's personal abilities.
Before you start building your web page, you should have a clear
plan about what you are trying to create. Depending on that data,
you will be able to choose between Flash or Dreamweaver. If you
want an interactive web page with animations or simply with a more
complex user interaction, then you'll be going for Flash ; on the
other hand, if you just want something up an running, then you
should go for Dreamweaver.
PS: reagarding the "Flash is harder to learn then
Dreamweaver", not really true. Why ? Because once you understand
Flash and you start creating web pages, you won't have to worry
about cross-platform compatibility. On the other hand, learning
Dreamweaver will also imply learning, Javascript, CSS, PHP ( maybe
not all three, but CSS is for sure ), and getting your site to look
good on different browsers could easily end up in a huge waste of
time and neurons... Both Flash and Dreamweaver have advantages and
disadvantages, you must choose the one that suits your project the
best. ;)

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