Customer Reviews

Mastering Coldfusion 4

5 star:		(12)
4 star:		(9)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(5)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

This book is an excellent resource for anyone looking to learn the basics of ColdFusion. Though it does not go into much more detail that the online documentation provided with CF, it tends to offer explanations for the tags and functions in simpler terms.

The experienced CF programmer may not find the level of detail they're looking for from this book, but anyone beginning to learn ColdFusion, or coming from a non-programming background will appreciate the straight forward, step-by-step approach of the book.

I have waited a long time for a clear and complete book on working with Cold Fusion to be published. Unfortunately few authors have written books about using this programming language. This is the first publication that is worth reading from beginning to end. If you follow the easy how-to guide of this book you will rapidly master CFM language. Before buying the CFM application construction books by Ben Forta, which I highly recommend, read this book. It will help you better understand any further litterature.

I have never used Cold Fusion and was directed to this book as the first to read before others. The book did give me an ok understanding of the general concepts behind CF, but the information is hardly worthy of "mastering". The book covers many topics but with insufficient depth. Furthermore, I am convinced that the authors were paid by volume considering the annoying excess of repating the same code (when only a few lines hvae changed) or the continual use of redundant "Notes" (how many times do I have to be told where to get the sample code or that they are using a sample database). There are some minor errors in the book, including a reference in the last chapter to the next three chapters.

This is a pretty good book. I am a mid level CF developer and thought this book was good for learning basics and mid level information. I give it four stars because it covers the basics and also delves into intermediate level info middle and end of book (scheduling, cfmail, custom tags). I would like to see them cover more high end application info in their next book. Custom tagging is only the beginning of what cold fusion can apparently do! A good book for beginners and learners (less than one year experience coldfusion)

Despite the good reviews, I thought this book was less than helpful. And definitely not mastering CF. I found this book very frustrating. No topic was talked in depth, leaving the reader with sample code that do not function. The writers' biggest mistake was they assumed too much. They assumed that readers would understand the subjects with a little explanation. They assumed that as long as they included the sample code, readers would figure out eventually. I would recommend Ben Fortafs CF book. Honest!

Actually - this is a 4 1/2. Several of us here at work use ColdFusion quite a bit. Until now, we've had only Forta's books to rely upon, which leave us with more questions than answers. When I saw Mastering ColdFusion in the bookstore and started looking through it, I was sold within five minutes. The book presents practical, everyday tasks from start to finish using clear, easily understood language. It's definitely written with the non-programmer in mind, which is exactly what we've been looking for. I'd have given this book a five had it been proofread better.

This book is very thorough in explaining Cold Fusion Application development, is very readable and has many valuable tips covering the usual syntax questions that a user commonly asks in learning to write Cold Fusion. I highly recommend it to beginners or experienced user reviewing. This should be the first book any new Cold Fusion developer reads. I recommend it highly.

I have used several ColdFusion books and this is the most practical guide to internet development that I have found. Other books that I have used are better for intranet development or are better for applications which will be used by people with a lot of computer experience. This book, however, touches on error correction and accomodating user error at the same time that it covers functions. It also covers functions in an order that is practical for web development. The examples given are typical internet applications, allowing easy translation to commonly used functions. It also has an index which lists the pages for practical functions, like text-formatting, much better than other books. If you need a quick start in internet development, this is the book that can help you.

I have both of Ben Forta's books and like them a lot. I'm the type of person that buys any book that looks good on a program I use all the time so I ordered this one and I'm glad I did. Although there were the usual disappointing typos (that all computer books seem to have), I found this book to be a worthwhile reference. Some topics are explained in more depth and in different ways than Ben Forta's book which is very helpful. If you already own the other CF books, the fact that the tag reference is on the CD is actually a benefit, since more of the book is dedicated to actual information and examples. Highly recommended, especially for beginners.

This book covers a great deal of material with excellent examples and real solutions to coldfusion development. Many solutions to problems I had when first developing in ColdFusion were covered in this book. I have both of Forta's books which are good resources, however, this book provides much more illustrations and examples of how developers can use the code. This book is for beginners and experienced users of ColdFusion