Before CS3, many “visual” web design tools produced code that made purists weep—nested tables, spacer GIFs, and font tags. Dreamweaver CS3 changed the conversation with its .
: Adobe introduced Spry, an Ajax-powered framework that allowed designers to easily build dynamic elements like accordion panels and data-driven widgets without writing complex JavaScript from scratch. Adobe Dreamweaver CS3.
In 2007, web design was still transitioning from "spacer GIFs" and table-based layouts to CSS-P (CSS Positioning). Dreamweaver CS3 was Adobe’s bet that the future lay in (XHTML and CSS). It was the first version to ship with a built-in "CSS Advisor" and significantly improved CSS rendering in Design View. For many, this was the version that forced them to finally stop designing with nested tables. Before CS3, many “visual” web design tools produced