Certified Macromedia ColdFusion 5 Developer Study Guide [Paperback]

Ben Forta (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 15, 2002

Certified ColdFusion 5 Developer Study Guide does not teach ColdFusion, but serves as a review guide that provides helpful pointers for examinees. The book's coverage of topics is thorough, and it is highly readable in small bite-sized chunks. Each subject is presented in a clear and direct language, with useful and well explained code examples. Sample questions accompany each subject, as do references to recommended reading (product documentation, Macromedia course work, and existing ColdFusion books). This is the only study guide written by insiders - the folks who helped create the exam itself.

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About the Author

Ben Forta is Macromedia Inc.'s Senior Product Evangelist. He has more than 20 years of experience in the computer industry in product development, support, training, and product marketing. Ben is the author of the best-selling ColdFusion 5 Web Application Construction Kit (now in its fourth edition), and its sequel Advanced ColdFusion 5 Development (both published by Que), as well as titles on ColdFusion Express, Macromedia Spectra, Macromedia HomeSite, SQL, WAP, and JavaServer Pages (the complete list of his books can be found at

Matthew Boles started training for Macromedia in 1997, making him one of the first Macromedia instructors. He is currently a Senior Instructor. In addition to training, Matthew also has some responsibility for curriculum development and instructor readiness. Matthew is also a certified Microsoft and Novell instructor.

Geoffrey Bowers was educated in Scotland and studied biochemistry at Oxford before returning home to Australia as an options derivatives dealer. Leaving the City, Geoff founded Daemon Internet Consultants in 1995 (http://www.daemon.com.au/) and has been building Web applications ever since. Based in Sydney, Geoff is the Macromedia Master Instructor for Australasia and divides his time between teaching, consulting, and playing the ancient game of Real Tennis. He can be reached at

Emily Kim is Director of Business Development and co-founder of Trilemetry, Inc., a Web design and programming company. She has coauthored a college-level workbook about the Internet and was contributing author to a popular ColdFusion book, and occasionally writes for ColdFusion magazines. She is also a Certified Macromedia Instructor and teaches both ColdFusion and Spectra courses for Macromedia. You can reach Emily at

Matthew Reider has been working for commercial software vendors since1992, beginning with the database driver team at Q+E in Raleigh, North Carolina. Initially, Macromedia hired Matt to manage West Coast partner and customer relationships. After joining the education team as a Master Instructor in 1999, he coauthored the Advanced ColdFusion, Advanced Spectra Development, and Fast-track to JRun curriculum. Before joining Macromedia, Matt enjoyed a position at Sybase as a product specialist for the Watcom SQL database family. Matt loves to backpack in California's Sierra Nevada mountains.

Product Details

• Paperback: 496 pages
• Publisher: Pearson Education; 1st edition (January 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789726963
• ISBN-13: 978-0789726964
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,752,029 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Ben Forta is Adobe Inc.'s Senior Technical Evangelist, and has over two decades of experience in the computer industry in product development, support, training, and marketing. Ben is the author of the best-selling ColdFusion Web Application Construction Kit and its sequel Advanced ColdFusion Application Development, as well as books on SQL, Regular Expressions, JavaServer Pages, WAP, Windows development, and more. Over 1/2 million Ben Forta books have been printed in a dozen languages worldwide. Ben co-authored the official ColdFusion training material, as well as the certification tests and official study guides for those tests, writes regular columns on ColdFusion and Internet development, and now spends a considerable amount of time lecturing and speaking on application development worldwide.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding!, December 13, 2001

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"aswebster" (Concord, NC United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Certified Macromedia ColdFusion 5 Developer Study Guide (Paperback)

I have been developing with CF for about 4 years now but there were several features I had never used. I purchased this book and within a week got the nerve to take the exam. The book came with a 15% off coupon for the exam so it about paid for itself with that. I passed the exam today and achieved Certified Advanced status. In a word, Outstanding!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Decent Book...got the job done., July 1, 2002

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Nick (Miramar, FL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Certified Macromedia ColdFusion 5 Developer Study Guide (Paperback)

The book was helpful, the chapter formats are short and to the point giving you only what you need to pass the, which is good. Just don't rely only on this book...here is a secret, there is a program called cf_buster that is a great test prep that when used in conjuction with this book simulate a certified test environment. I passed my test today.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well Written, August 20, 2002

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matthew bourke (weston, nsw Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Certified Macromedia ColdFusion 5 Developer Study Guide (Paperback)

most chapter's are only 10 pages or less long so you can sit down for 5 minutes read a chapter then come back and read another chapter later as it helps to read a whole chapter at once

where as some books are like 40 pages per chapter and ya need to sit down with a fair bit of time just to read the chapter