# Freeway Pro refugees **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [November 30, 2016, 10:31pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/freeway-pro-refugees/436 "2016-11-30T22:31:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4
**Author:** ![Pinegrow\_User](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.pinegrow.com/pinegrow_user/32/4919_2.png) [@Pinegrow\_User](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/Pinegrow_User)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2016, 12:46am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/freeway-pro-refugees/436/4 "2016-12-01T00:46:55Z")
I am not a former FP user, however I find the discussion interesting. > [@ShotGal](#): > > I mentioned I was coming from Freeway Pro and checking out other programs. Of the list I decided to purchase PG and Sparkle. How did you come to the choice of Sparkle for your base level (ability to avoid code) visual app, -vs- say Blocs or any of the others with similar concepts on that list? > [@Terry44](#): > > Most people are not going to take the time to learn to hand code HTML, CSS or JavaScript they just aren’t going to do it. For those people Pinegrow would NOT be the choice for a web editor / web page designer. I am not so sure the billing of Pinegrow as a instructional learn html and css is appropriate because it doesn’t actually teach you any of these things. It just provides immediate feedback of what works and what does not. You still have to figure it all out yourself. … […] … I don’t see it as a learning system on it’s own but as a tool to teach yourself html and css it is pretty darn accurate for immediate feedback though so is using a text editor like NotePad++ and an actual web browser … […] … Pinegrow UNLESS they care to learn the whats and wheres of the underlying code that makes the web page work. Pinegrow will not automatically create code for you, it just allows you to manipulate what is already there and allow you to add to it. **However for those desiring to learn:** With some basic ambition, determination and willingness to research and study, what you described is actually the ideal environment for learning. But it’s up the the individual. Without a willingness to learn however, people are only gonna get so far with the drag & drop visual editors approach – I think Pinegrow could likewise improve in this area however (Blocks/Components/UI & UX areas/Tutorial Series/Sample Files/etc.), to help assist beginners and better ease people into the Pinegrow platform, and thus further increase it’s user base in the industry. Another thing that people need to understand is that this industry is always evolving too (apps come and go, frameworks change, languages advance, etc.), so people need to have a desire to learn regardless. It can be as vast as you want, but a solid understanding of the basics should be everyones foundation. With a solid foundation of the basics you can carry that forward regardless of other factors. With the many free resources across the web for learning, coupled with Pinegrow anyone can learn if they have the actual desire to do so. > [@Terry44](#): > > After using Pinegrow on a couple projects I can say that it is really suited to take over the professional web design and developer freelance market. 🌲 ❤@matjaz certainly deserves the success for his efforts. For those whom haven’t - [Watch the video](http://forum.pinegrow.com/t/deciding-on-pinegrow-watch-this-video/418). > [@Terry44](#): > > Pinegrow would be your choice then for that type of work flow, if you watch some of the tutorial videos there is one showing how to do just that with templates from a free template site. You can actually open and **learn** from any URL as described here: - [http://docs.pinegrow.com/editing/editing-remote-files-open-from-url](http://docs.pinegrow.com/editing/editing-remote-files-open-from-url) - [Working with pages | Pinegrow Web Editor](https://pinegrow.com/docs/pages/pages.html#url) --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/freeway-pro-refugees/436)._