lavazza - 11:49 pm on May 27, 2010 (gmt 0)

learning enough web programming to develop and maintain one website via Textpad is like getting your pilots' license only to take one trip

OK.....

Please note that the OP said "I would like to pursue a career in the digital space" and then asked "To all the webmasters out their - Do you use a WYSIWYG, manually code or both?"

Suggesting they pay for a product like WYSIWYG Web Builder is, following your analogy, akin to recommending they buy a leaky Zeppelin (from one of your friends!) in order to become a helicopter pilot