Optimizing ColdFusion 5 [Paperback]

Chris Cortes (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 2001 | ISBN-10: 0072193042 | ISBN-13: 978-0072193046 | Edition: 1

Discover sure-fire methods for creating bug-free Web applications using ColdFusion. This reliable resource will provide you with expert guidance for streamlining development tasks, extending ColdFusion, and handling performance tuning. Learn to recognize

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From the Author

Optimizing ColdFusion 5 is not simply about writing better code, although that is a big part of it. Optimization includes planning the development environment, integrating source control into ColdFusion Studio, and using ColdFusion Administrator to fine-tune your ColdFusion applications. Throughout Optimizing ColdFusion 5, I try to demonstrate techniques designed to enable developers to build better applications rapidly, and better applications that run more efficiently. This text is specifically geared toward the promotion of well-tuned applications, smooth projects, and great developers.

I hope you enjoy Optimizing ColdFusion 5. - Chris Cortes

About the Author

Chris Cortes (The Woodlands, TX) is a Web consultant specializing in enterprise class, e-business applications. With expert experience in Allaire's ColdFusion, he has implemented trend-setting Internet components for companies such as Vertical.Net and Stonebridge Technologies, Inc. A certified ColdFusion developer and Microsoft professional, Cortes continues to innovate the way Web solutions progress.

Product Details

• Paperback: 480 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 1 edition (August 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072193042
• ISBN-13: 978-0072193046
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.3 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,280,840 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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21 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book goes above and beyond, October 17, 2001

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"[e-mail]" (Dallas, TX, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Optimizing ColdFusion 5 (Paperback)

Great Book! I have been using ColdFusion for 3 years, and read many ColdFusion books. Every book I've come across simply tells you "how" to do stuff. I can only learn how to do a <CFOUTPUT> so many times. However, Optimizing ColdFusion takes a different approach - it takes what I already know, and shows me how to do it well. This is the first CF book I have read that covers the core development obstacles that we as ColdFusion developers and designers struggle with on a daily basis. Not only does this book analyze trouble areas, but it also shows how to improve upon application design, coding, and even some troubleshooting. I also liked that this book brushed on the Fusebox methodology, and discussed how Spectra impacted enterprise ColdFusion development. The information is this book seems to define the distinction between ColdFusion developers and ColdFusion gurus. I would definitely recommend this book to other ColdFusion users.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I learn something new every time I read this book, July 17, 2002

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James E. White (Oak Park, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Optimizing ColdFusion 5 (Paperback)

Although there is some good basic level information in this book, it is not for the person trying to learn how to program Cold Fusion, but how to make your Cold Fusion programming better. The book has great examples and how tos of everything from setting up the Cold Fusion Administrator to writing better SQL statements. I particularly found the SQL statement information very helpful. The author (Chris Cortes) goes beyond writing simple SELECT, UPDATE, INSERT, and DELETE statements. He gets into far more complex SQL like writing SELECT statements within a SELECT statement, and writing your SQL so that you optimize the speed of your queries. He also provides good examples of the new query of a query functionality that CF 5.0 offers. Cortes also offers great information on the proper usage of various CF tags and functions, not just telling you how to use them, but when it is best to use them. Overall, this is the best CF book I have read. However, make sure you know a little something about CF before buying this book.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book goes above and beyond, October 17, 2001

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"[e-mail]" (Dallas, TX, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Optimizing ColdFusion 5 (Paperback)

Great Book! I have been using ColdFusion for 3 years, and read many ColdFusion books. Every book I've come across simply tells you "how" to do stuff. I can only learn how to do a <CFOUTPUT> so many times. However, Optimizing ColdFusion takes a different approach - it takes what I already know, and shows me how to do it well. This is the first CF book I have read that covers the core development obstacles that we as ColdFusion developers and designers struggle with on a daily basis. Not only does this book analyze trouble areas, but it also shows how to improve upon application design, coding, and even some troubleshooting. I also liked that this book brushed on the Fusebox methodology, and discussed how Spectra impacted enterprise ColdFusion development. The information is this book seems to define the distinction between ColdFusion developers and ColdFusion gurus. I would definitely recommend this book to other ColdFusion users.