Developers and Programmers know how to craft HTML, CSS, PHP and Javascript using tools designed to maximize their productivity such as Zend Studio, Eclipse, Dreamweaver, Visual Studio, etc.

Content Editors such as human resources specialists, marketing professionals and product managers need a completely different tool.  A web based tool which lets them add a Press Release, Job Posting or Product Catalog entry without any knowledge of the alphabet soup of technologies used by Developers.  They need an easy to use tool that gives them the confidence to keep the site content fresh without worrying that they might "break" the web site, or violate the corporate style guide.

A Content Management System empowers Content Editors to work within an application that facilitates those goals while allowing Developers and Designers to control the style, layout and navigation structure of the web site.