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WolfShade
Legend
June 4, 2025
Question

Update linting in Dreamweaver to understand arrow functions

  • June 4, 2025
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Dreamweaver really needs to come into the 21st Century.

 

I created an arrow function, and Dreamweaver is saying that it's a "Syntax error".  Please see attached image.

 

The function works, there is no syntax error.  Please fix this.

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WolfShade
WolfShadeAuthor
Legend
June 5, 2025

Thank you to Ben and Jon for your suggestions.  I just learned that VSCode was submitted for evaluation a few weeks ago.  If it passes the tests of the network security gods, it will be added to the approved software list.  Once that happens, I most likely will make the switch. 

 

I knew things were going downhill for Dw when Adobe took away (or at least seriously damaged) CF support.  (I'm trying to get my org to switch to Lucee.. I have been in contact with their devs, and they really seem to be on the ball.  Really receptive to suggestions, ideas, etc.)

 

I did a Google search for "Dreamweaver feature suggestions" and clicked on a link that appeared to be the place to post my idea.  I _thought_ it was the wishform.  I was perplexed when it got moved here.  This is Dw Discussion, not the place I'd go to suggest an idea/feature.  Pretty sure the Adobe devs rarely (if ever) poke their collective heads in here.

 

V/r,

 

WolfShade

Nancy OShea
Community Expert
Community Expert
June 5, 2025

Apart from some essential security updates, Dreamweaver has been static since 2021.

What you see now is all you get. 

 

I use DW alongside other coding tools that are in active development.

 

There is a Cold Fusion Builder extension for VS Code, but not for DW.  Go figure!  

 

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
BenPleysier
Community Expert
Community Expert
June 5, 2025
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There is a Cold Fusion Builder extension for VS Code, but not for DW.  Go figure!  

 

By @Nancy OShea

 

A telltale sign of things to come?

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Jon Fritz
Community Expert
Community Expert
June 5, 2025

DW is zombieware, dead but still moving.

Adobe announced about 5 years ago that they would no longer be actively developing the program, moving it to a "Minimum Development Status".

No bug fixes, no new features.

The only things they plan to do going forward are some third party library updates, security patches, and OS compatibility fixes.

I just turn off linting and use online validators instead, if I use DW to work on something it doesn't understand.

BenPleysier
Community Expert
Community Expert
June 5, 2025

What about updating to VSCode?

 

 

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kglad
Community Expert
Community Expert
June 4, 2025

to make suggestisons to adobe, https://www.adobe.com/products/wishform.html

kglad
Community Expert
Community Expert
June 4, 2025

in the future, to find the best place to post your message, use the list here, https://community.adobe.com/

p.s. i don't think the adobe website, and forums in particular, are easy to navigate, so don't spend a lot of time searching that forum list. do your best and we'll move the post (like this one has already been moved) if it helps you get responses.



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