[benharrison]

I completely agree with the learning curve. I often think it's just as hard, if not harder, to learn a new tool than it is to learn a new programming concept. You have to re-train your brain to think the way the creators of the tool approach problem solving (assuming their approach is actually good). If you're not already like-minded, then this is incredibly counterproductive.

There's so much flexibility that allows for creativity when you just understand the code. In fact, I've been doing what I consider to be "designing in the browser" for years. Which is using Photoshop to get started, pick colors, etc, then utilizing developer tools for much of the refinement during the implementation phase. This is the closest thing I've ever found to a good "GUI editor".