A Little Overpriced for the amount of info!

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	• Adobe ColdFusion 8 Web Application Construction Kit, Volume 1: Getting Started (Web Application Construction ... Ben Forta, Raymond Camden, ... Adobe Press, 2007 - 600 pages average customer review:based on 8 reviews view larger image
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A Little Overpriced for the amount of info!

Having paid $30 for this book, I expected to have more than what it had in it. It had some pretty good examples and explainations, but just didnt have enough in the book for what I paid for it. I have 4 books on Coldfusion and this is the one I probably use the least. But one reason for that is that a lot of the features they talk about in the book are new to CF8 and my website is running on CF7 so I cant deploy many of the applications in the book. But still had great practice applications I can test on my Development server and see the new features though.

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A welcomed Update....

I have been coding CFML since Coldfusion 5, and I have long used the Cold Fusion MX book as a reference in my daily work, so I was happy to get the new books to help with using some of the newer features.

So this is a large jump from my book for version 6, there is a lot more in the book, but also a lot less. I went ahead and got all three books in the series, and one of the things that I found was missing was the CFML tag reference at the end of the book. I know that sometimes I do work while on the road, and so do not have internet access, but they seem to only want to have that information on-line.

In my review of Volume 3, I did complain about half the book being on-line only and not actually in the print book. When you buy a book, it is nice to actually get the book.

I am far from a new user of Coldfusion so I can not speak of how well it teaches the language, but as a long time user, I do find this series as a nice reference. One things that does seem to be missing is talking about which of the features are new to 8, which were added in 7, and so on. I know that in my development, I need to constantly support customers who are on old version of Coldfusion, so that would be a great thing to have with the Tag reference.

Hope this helps people out there...

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Left some things out....

If you are brand new to Coldfusion and the database side of web, this book will make you a little crazy. I'm about halfway through the book and have had to jump online several times to find our why things weren't working out for me the way they were outlined in the book. Several small, but VERY important steps are left out. Overall, it's not a horrible book, just be prepared to supplement your reading with online help if you are a beginner.

Excellent reference for all

ColdFusion Web Application Construction Kit: Volume 1 is better than "ColdFusion for Dummies" or the "ColdFusion MX Bible". The authors describe how to use coldfusion tags, databases and SQL language to build applications. The descriptions and samples are easy to understand, and good tips are given throughout the book. Even experienced developers will learn how to create multi-tier applications. Can't wait to get Volume 2 and 3 for my bookshelf!

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The ColdFusion Web Application Construction Kit is the best-selling ColdFusion series of all time?the books that most ColdFusion developers used to learn the product. This Getting Started volume starts with Web and Internet fundamentals and database concepts and design, and then progresses to topics including creating data-driven pages, building complete applications, implementing security mechanisms, integrating with e-mail, building reusable functions and components, generating data-driven reports and graphs, building Ajax-powered user interfaces, and much more. Complete coverage of ColdFusion 8 continues in ?Volume 2, Application Development? (ISBN 0-321-51546-3) and ?Volume 3, Advanced Application Development? (ISBN 0-321-51547-1).

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