Why aren't there any Dreamweaver sessions at the Adobe Max event?

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October 27, 2021
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Is Dreamweaver being phased out?

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Nancy OShea

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We don't know what Adobe is planning. But it's fair to say that Dreamweaver gets no love except from a few Boomers and GenXers who still have need for it. I suspect it's not a big enough cash cow for Adobe these days.

Adobe shifted interest away from web apps to the 3D design space -- Substance and Dimension (not to be confused with now defunct Dimensions with an S). It's not surprising given that Substance and Dimension cost extra and have greater appeal to Zoomers for whom the digital age has always existed and words like "analog" and "dial-up" have no meaning.

https://substance3d.adobe.com/dimension-stager-faq/

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert

MichellioAuthor

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I just find it strange that there are so many sessions about XD, so they know their customers are designing sites, but none about the next stage of development. I suppose they are just focusing on supporting designers who are part of a bigger team, rather than people who wear all the hats required to create a website.

Nancy OShea

Community Expert

XD is a prototyping tool only. And it is NOT strictly for web designers. XD allows UI/UX designers the freedom to do pretty much whatever they want to do regardless of whether or not it's practical. In many ways, XD sets up inexperienced designers for failure by selling them a false sense of security. In reality, what they create in XD won't necessarily work well in real devices.

I wonder how many designs actually make it to production.

This meme has been floating around for decades.

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert

BenPleysier

Community Expert

Do you want an educated guess?

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MichellioAuthor

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I suspect I have answered my own question...

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