I have A Dream.

[Kajrov]

I have a dream that Adobe developed Dreamwear into a better app. What would this app have for features? First and foremost, all the features that are included in the current DW, but significantly updated and backwards compatible.
New features built-in server side type WAMP and XAMP, AI controlled Validators for code and links and scripts. Genuine Design features, tied to Adobe's other range. Support for both independent and team development. Automated maintenance of finished web product with the help of validators on both the development side and client side. Also good support for third-party development of plugins and addons desirable.
Support for other types of web applications type Rails, Aspnet, Sinatra, Lean etc. It would be the equivalent of the Swiss Army Knife for web programs.
What do you think!

[BenPleysier]

I decided to ask Copilot for a comparison. This is the answer:

Which One Should You Choose?

• VSCode: Best for developers who prefer full control over coding.
• Dreamweaver: Good for designers who want visual editing but need manual Bootstrap 5 integration.
• Wappler: Ideal for low-code development with modern frameworks.

If you're working with Bootstrap 5 and PHP 8, Wappler might be the easiest choice. But if you prefer coding flexibility, VSCode is a strong contender.

[osgood_]

Just shows you shouldnt rely on Copilot for information. Wappler according to UK pricing is per month 29 dollars for the basic version and 49 dollars for the pro version, probably can't do a lot with the basic version..........still l would rather pay either of those prices for a product which is currently in active development rather than waste a bean on one that isn't. However it's likely that anyone still using DW does so as part of the Cloud subscription package, rather than as a standalone product.

To answer the OPs question...........................dream on.

[Jon Fritz]

I have this recurring dream where I'm on a porch swing with 90's Sports Illustrated model Kathy Ireland and she's feeding me a Philly cheese steak sandwich while we watch reruns of Gilligan's Island and the Ohio State Marching Band runs their halftime routine in my front yard to Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Curtis Loew"...

I really hate saying it, but that dream has virtually the same possibility of coming true.

Adobe is allowing DW to die on the vine. There are no new features or bug fixes planned going forward, especially anything that would require a massive overhaul of the program. They announced 5 or so years ago, that DW has been shifted to a "Minimum Development Status" meaning they will only update third party libraries (which they're only partially doing), conduct potential security patches, and fix OS compatibility issues.

I assume once the userbase dwindles to some predetermined point, they'll simply pull the plug and DW will disappear from the Creative Cloud and end up in the same fugue plane as Adobe GoLive. Though they have refrained from saying anything like that, given Adobe's policy on product announcements, they wouldn't tell us until the day it happens anyway.

It would probably be best at this point to move to something that fits your needs more completely, than to hope DW does any sort of "keeping up with the Joneses".

[Nancy OShea]

That will never happen. 

Dreamweaver is in minimal maintenance status. It's static. There's been no new development since 2021. And there never will be.

Use other tools alongside Dreamweaver that are in active development.

In my experience, no single tool can do EVERYTHING. Some are better than others, but each have their pros & cons.

[BenPleysier]

New features built-in server side type WAMP and XAMP, AI controlled Validators for code and links and scripts. Support for both independent and team development. Automated maintenance of finished web product with the help of validators on both the development side and client side. Also good support for third-party development of plugins and addons desirable.

By @Kajrov

Wappler has all of the above plus a proper AI integration that will write all of the tedious coding automatically. Have a look at the following video as an example:

https://youtu.be/TF2OP509pEI?si=cVr-RI8KUKmPyZxE