Customer Reviews

Sams Teach Yourself Macromedia Dreamweaver MX Application Development in 21 Days

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I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The author is knowledgeable and presents ideas in a logical flow that is easily understood. Within days I mastered fundamental concepts of web site creation, database integration, and more. The only reasons that I did not give the book 5 stars is that the exercises were sometimes difficult to follow since the instructions are embedded within "theory" paragraphs. I would have found it much easier if the step-by-step instructions were listed more clearly (e.g. Step 1, Step 2, etc.). Additionally, the sample database files (as of 3/29/03) were not password protected, although the book instructs the reader to enter a user name and password when connecting to them. I was at my wits end trying to get the files to work until I tried the exercises leaving the user name and password blank. Then, presto!

I am a newbie of online database appication and want to learn this technology in a short period. This book gives me a clear understanding about how Dreamweaver is working with database. I think this is the MUST book for those want to learn this technology.
The reason I give this book 4 stars is that there are some mistakes that need correction. And some description might be a little vauge without supplemental graphics.

Very good content. It definitely still gives a good basic understanding of working with dynamic Dreamweaver. Easy to read, doesn't get bogged down in the technical rambling some books like this do. All of the online tutorials that go with the book are still found (4/2008) online at Sam's Publishing site. Worth a look.

This book does what it says effectively and efficiently. Although it appears as a rather large book, it reads very easily and is well documented visually. I thoroughly enjoyed it and it provided me with the tools necessary to getting the most out of Macromedia's Dreamweaver MX. I highly recommend it for those just getting started with this product, you won't be disappointed and it's worth every penny.

It may be well written, but the crucial part -- the ability to download components from the internet for hands-on training -- is no longer available. That website is GONE. Without it, it is virtually impossible to get ANYTHING out of the lessons. Avoid this book!