CMS Vs Hand Coding: Which is the right choice to build a website?

When it comes to website building there are certain questions that pop up in mind regarding which platform to choose? Which will satisfy the needs completely? Are there any loopholes of using a certain tool? Should the traditional hand coding must be used or we must opt for Content Management System? We would try our level best to solve your confusions by the end of this blog. Let us begin with the hand coding.

Manual coding or hand coding as it is defined involves functional code or layout directions in the basic language in which they are compiled. It helps you to reach at full potential with the realization of a web page, made to fit the customers. Talking about the advantages now!

Enhanced Knowledge- The basic requirement is to know HTML, CSS and JavaScript etc. This knowledge helps you create the exact website of your choice. Hand coding enable you to know every minute details and if anything goes wrong, you would have sufficient knowledge to solve them accordingly.

Better control- Hand coding acts as an advantage as while creating a web page template you have control over very small files that is quite a challenge while using CMS.

Higher speed- You are allowed to use shortcuts while hand coding a website which in turn speed ups your task. You can even insert new blocks of HTML or JavaScript code at the snap of your finger using those shortcuts.

Like any other technology or tool there are certain loopholes in the Hand coding too. They are as follows.

High Priced- Hand coding as the name suggests is completely done through hands. This implies that it takes a lot of time and anything that utilizes more time requires more money too.

Long hour Debugging- It takes a lot of time to find errors and same is with fixing them. Thus, a developer has to be very careful while coding as risk is at the peak.

Vast Knowledge- Since you cannot leave any scope of mistake you need to know every minute detail of the scripting language that you are using For example HTML, CC, JavaScript, PHP, ASP.net, SQL and so on.

Now coming on to CMS

CMS or Content Management System is an uncomplicated system that allows you to control and manage the content within your website without necessarily having technical skills. You can easily add, delete images, links, presentation links and other content on your website. It has many benefits.

Convenient programming- This is the foremost quality of a CMS that it allows you to not have to turn to a single programmer for management or implementation of the structures.

Multi-user Management- CMS can manage many users which will have different possibilities for action within the structure, depending on the permission that will be assigned to them during registration process.

Ready-made Template: CMS comes with the choice of several ready-made template graphics that can be used to various purposes.

Minimum Errors- CMS are safe and the possibility of errors in their programming is very less. You will hardly find challenges while working with an open source CMS application.

Let us now talk about the blocks of CMS programming.

Security- Hackers usually attacks a CMS managed site to find system programming bugs. Thus, it is important to keep your CMS updated and keep monitoring any risk of intrusion.

Inconvenient Customization- Yes, you have choice of thousands of graphics, templates and plug-ins but it is still not very convenient to modify them according to your needs.

We may now come to the conclusion that you may choose an option depending on the requirement of your website. If you feel there is something more that could be added to this, you are most welcome to give your valuable suggestions.

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