The only book covering version 4.5 of this increasingly popular development tool for building complex, interactive Web sites, "Mastering ColdFusion 4.5" includes a CD with evaluation versions of ColdFusion for Windows and Linux, the Apache Web server, bonus reference information on SQL and JavaScript, and all sample code.
When I first picked up this book, I was no more of an internet application developer than my grandmother. However, after sitting down with CF Studio and reading the first few chapters, I was fully understanding everything that Arman Danesh was trying to convey. Although it does not span the entire CF Universe (if anything can), and there are several trivial points not fully covered, the fundamental building blocks of online application development have been laid for a strong foundation in Cold Fusion Development. After reading this book, you will be able to design everything from a simple shopping cart, to an entire scalable intranet, complete with drillable information. This book goes great with O'Riley's "Designing with JavaScript".
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Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
Loved it got more out of this book then in Fortas although Forta is the so called guru of Cold Fusion which is fine and dandy, but I lean more towards this book for reference and how to's.I took the Fastrack to Cold Fusion class, learned alot in 3 days and this book goes right along with the class. Would definetly pick this one first or do what I do read a couple of chapters out of both and make up your own mind.
Best Cold Fusion Book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
This is the best Cold Fusion book for both learning and as a reference. As in "Mastering Cold Fusion 4", Danesh and Motlagh give the user important tips critical to writing good code. This book is oriented toward those of us in the real world, writing web applications for dot.coms, corporate intranets and e-commerce, from beginner to expert. If you want a thorough understanding of the latest Cold Fusion this is the book to read.
Very good book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
Very good and concise book - it quickly showed me how to do certain features that weren't easily found with the original ColdFusion manuals/docs. I have developed in LDML (blueworld.com's web app engine) and ASP and was able to quickly move to CFML with this book.
This book is simply number one
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
Ben's books tie with this one for #1. ColdFusion can not ask for more. The chapter on XML is weak, but everything else shines greatly. Even hard-core CF experts will find some new insights and answers here. Beginners will be delighted. The style and the contents are unbeatable.
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