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Adobe Coldfusion 8 Web Application Construction Kit: Getting Started
A guide to the fundamentals of ColdFusion 8 provides information on such topics as creating data-driven pages, implementing security mechanisms, building reusable fuctions, and building Ajax-powered user interfaces.
578 pages, Paperback
First published September 27, 2007
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About the author
Ben Forta
77Ìýbooks5ÌýfollowersBen Forta is an author and Senior Technical Evangelist for Adobe Systems, particularly ColdFusion and Flex, and the owner of EmTek Systems. He previously worked in a similar capacity for Macromedia and Allaire Corporation, the two previous owners of ColdFusion.
In addition to writing numerous technical books on ColdFusion, SQL, and Regular Expressions, Forta co-authored Adobe's official ColdFusion training materials and certification tests and lectures on application development around the world. Many of his books have been translated into over a dozen languages worldwide.
Before working for Allaire, he founded the website Car.com, which was later purchased by Auto-By-Tel. Born in London, England, Forta lives in Oak Park, Michigan with his wife and their children.
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In addition to writing numerous technical books on ColdFusion, SQL, and Regular Expressions, Forta co-authored Adobe's official ColdFusion training materials and certification tests and lectures on application development around the world. Many of his books have been translated into over a dozen languages worldwide.
Before working for Allaire, he founded the website Car.com, which was later purchased by Auto-By-Tel. Born in London, England, Forta lives in Oak Park, Michigan with his wife and their children.
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February 1, 2009
It's a pretty decent introduction to Coldfusion. It actually gives a very good overview of the language and some very useful insights into application development.
I was a little disappointed that all the examples were in plain HTML rather than XHTML. The authors even describe and give examples of how to use old school frames. Granted, the book was written as a Coldfusion introduction so HTML vs XHTML is probably outside of scope but I was still surprised to see that in a modern web development book.
Also, some of the examples aren't as good as I would have hoped. The author will refer to components and templates that aren't included or described. Then, the data in the graphs and charts in the book doesn't match what you get from the example files you download. You would expect that they'd match.
I was a little disappointed that all the examples were in plain HTML rather than XHTML. The authors even describe and give examples of how to use old school frames. Granted, the book was written as a Coldfusion introduction so HTML vs XHTML is probably outside of scope but I was still surprised to see that in a modern web development book.
Also, some of the examples aren't as good as I would have hoped. The author will refer to components and templates that aren't included or described. Then, the data in the graphs and charts in the book doesn't match what you get from the example files you download. You would expect that they'd match.
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