Discovering Fusebox 3 with ColdFusion [Paperback]

Hal Helms (Author), John Quarto-vonTivadar (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 10, 2002

Discovering Fusebox 3 with ColdFusion was written by co-authors of the Fusebox 3 specification and will teach you how to program Fusebox applications. Demand for programmers who can write code that is robust, maintainable, and reusable is high.

Assuming no previous knowledge, this book will teach you the essential skills you must master to code robust Fusebox applications. Whether you plan to architect or code Fusebox applications, or whether you're a manager of coders, you will find this book invaluable.

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This book will teach you the skills not only to program in Fusebox but to think like a Fusebox architect. -- Steve Nelson, Fusebox Creator

About the Author

Hal Helms is a well-known author, trainer, and speaker on programming topics. He is a member of the Fusebox Council, Team Macromedia and the Macomedia Client Advisory Board. He is on the Sys-Con International Advisory Board and serves as technology advisor to several companies.

John Quarto-vonTivadar is a former NASA "rocket scientist" who is a member of the Fusebox Council and CTO of Future Now, Inc. John consults with many companies where he brings his Fusebox expertise to bear. Together, John and Hal co-wrote the Fusebox specification and reference implementation.

Product Details

• Paperback: 217 pages
• Publisher: Techspedition, Inc. (May 10, 2002)
• ISBN-10: 0972078630
• ISBN-13: 978-0972078634
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,345,120 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Really clear writing; good info, July 11, 2002

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Karl Barth (New Braufels, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Discovering Fusebox 3 with ColdFusion (Paperback)

Excellent book for both beginners and intermediate developers. I learned Fusebox the hard way, piecing together info from various sites. It wasn't easy, but Fusebox was worth it. Now, I manage a team of developers, all of who use FB. We find it usually takes people about a week of working with it to really "get it". We hired two new people, gave them this book, and when they finished they "got it" more than some of my older developers! Anyway, a very good book.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very clear and easy to understand, August 5, 2002

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Michael Burrt (Camarillo, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Discovering Fusebox 3 with ColdFusion (Paperback)

I own both this book and Nat and Joe's book. Both are very good, but this one excels at being concise and to the point. I've had two people who I tried to explain Fusebox to, but they couldn't get it. I gave them Discovering Fusebox and they "got it".

Extremely clear with tutorials and example app. The book doesn't cover the Flip methodology, so if you want that, you might want to buy Nat's book too.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A hands on approch of the ABC's of Fusebox, August 15, 2002

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Andre Gravel (Laval, Quebec Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Discovering Fusebox 3 with ColdFusion (Paperback)

Techpedition is a navigation into knowledge. That what written on the front cover and they deliver! This book gave me it is worth within the first three chapters. I bought other books on the subject; they were great but left me struggling figuring out the geeky terms and confused. Fusebox can be very complex and they covered it marvellously but where do you turn too to understand the basics of the Fusebox architecture?

I admit that could not pay for the high costs of a course. Then Hal Helms and John Quarto-vonTivadar came out with just what I needed. They have thought to thousands and they offered me there knowledge in a way that encourages me to jump in and enjoy in a concise manner without prior knowledge.

The author's takes us in a friendly manner in incremental steps to grasp the fundamentals that made me think for myself. The book aims the technical person wanting to jump in without studying a brick of paper. Consider it your personal tutor. It worked for me. You will be thinking like a web architect in no times flat!