drooh - 7:50 am on Mar 2, 2007 (gmt 0)

I use photoshop 7 which is now a little dated. I am primarily a code developer working with php & mysql. For my needs Im sure I could use gimp or paint.net.

I work on a team and the guy that handles the font end graphics uses the latest photoshop. For the graphic professional Im sure some of the more adv techniques are used.

So basically Im saying that if you are an all around web developer then full blown latest photoshop may not be neccessary, however if your main focus is graphics and front end then you may find some advantages.