I am a proponent of doing HTML manually and knowing it inside and out, but I also recognize the value of a WYSIWYG editor like Dreamweaver. I like it a lot. The thing is, I throw stuff together "coarse grain" with the WYSIWYG stuff, and then use the source window to make all the important changes. Having it simultaneously update the WYSIWYG window is a great feature. I do think these HTML editors have their place, as long as they conform to specs.