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Summary: Errors, errors, errors...
Comment: Disappointing Forta release. Not much different than the last versions. Save the $35 and stick with the last MX version.
Rush job, indeed. Copy editor anyone??
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Summary: Great shot from Macromedia Press!!!
Comment: Macromedia ColdFusion MX 7 was launched recently and it's still a new "toy" at stores. And the book Macromedia ColdFusion MX 7 WebApplication Construction Kit come right before this new great software and it's available for developers and curious people. Ben Forta and Raymond Camden begin with web overview and this approach enables the understanding about why and how to use ColdFusion for building secure and reliable web applications. Then, the reader is able to know deeper all about ColdFusion architecture in the next chapters.
ColdFusion main characteristic is the facility to create dynamic web applications and because that, we have two chapters about database basic concepts and another only about SQL language. Beyond database connection and web services, ColdFusion MX 7 has more incredible features: Flash Forms, print service, reports, event gateway, etc. ColdFusion MX 7 WebApplication Construction Kit explains all features in a detailed way and that makes this great book a very good source for studies and researches and foundation for a future certification.
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Summary: Way too many mistakes to make it worth while!
Comment: I've been programming with ColdFusion for awhile now and I do know a good book when I read it. While this book does provide some good content, it is full of errata. Of course, as soon as some others read this review, they'll surely reply saying things like "it's hard to catch every mistake" or "every book comes with mistakes." While this is true, this book has way to many mistakes in the sample applications.
I've bought many of Forta's previous books and found them most useful, but this one is unacceptable. If I were Ben Forta (and the other authors), I don't think I'd want to put my name on a book with so many mistakes. It's just plain sad that you have to spend a lot of correcting mistakes in the book.
I bought this book to teach a class. I'm a graduate student and convinced the administration of my Business school to use ColdFusion instead of .NET or PHP by saying things like "it'll be easier for non-programmers to learn instead of .NET or PHP" and "ColdFusion will let the students concentrate on creating web applications instead of spending the whole semester learning a programming language." So, I spend my time going through the book again and again since I'm not using an instructor's copy.
Oh well, I guess it's like most everything nowadays, without accountability.
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Summary: Don't Get Me Wrong
Comment: This is still probably one of the best books to learn Coldfusion, but sadly lacking in the editorial department. Be prepared at times for illogical flow and too much or too little information
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Summary: Another good one...
Comment: I've had the book for about a month now and have worked thru the first 10 chapters so far, so good. The explanations with sample code really works for me as far as learning. And the CD includes sample data and files to work with so that you have data to pull from instead of just seeing that your code looks nice. No complaints thus far other than minor grammar errors here and there along the way, but I can understand with all us CF addicts screaming for them to hurry!
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