12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A must have for all CF Programmers, Jan 5 2000
By B. Sorge "Infantryman" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Advanced Coldfusion 4.0 Application Development with CDROM (Paperback)
I think I will have to buy another copy of this one soon. I have really worn it out. If you are an experienced CF programmer, you NEED this book at your workstation at ALL times! If you want to know how to integrate WDDx and XML, Delphi, CORBA, COM, DCOM, VB, ASP, C++ into CF, this is the place to go and the book to buy.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Allaire's ColdFusion evangelist?, Oct 15 1999
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Advanced Coldfusion 4.0 Application Development with CDROM (Paperback)
JJ Allaire - founder of Allaire Corporation - describes Ben Forta as their ColdFusion evangelist (guru/expert/sage). He certainly deserves the title as this book is proof of his knowledge and expertise with the ColdFusion platform.
If you are serious about ColdFusion development, hey - if you purchased the product you must be - this book is an essential reference. Although the documentation provided with the original software far exceeds what you would normally get from, say, Micro$oft, you still NEED this book.
Its a big book but it is not short on quality information with real life examples. It's the bible for ColdFusion 4.0 and then some.
Thanks to Ben's book I'm earning substantial commissions for my employer for developing CF sites. ColdFusion makes it easy. This book shows you how easy it really can be.
The custom tags provided on the enclosed CD-ROM are very useful (perhaps more for US customers than elsewhere) and add value to an already capital investment. Hide this one from fellow CF developers or you will never see it again!
Ideal for beginners and a very handy reference for expert users also.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
The intention of the book is as the title says, Oct 4 1999
By Jordan N. Clark - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Advanced Coldfusion 4.0 Application Development with CDROM (Paperback)
Everyone in the ColdFusion community has always loved Ben Forta's prequel to this book, The ColdFusion Web Application Construction Kit, but until now there has been no source for advanced CF training. All the developers were left to themselves to figure it out. Some people succeeded, while others found it too difficult, there was simply no general authority on what to do, or how to do it right.That has since changed, Ben Forta is litterly the backbone of the CF community and the reason for its success. Now, because of him, developers can simply buy this book after completing the first and have a very good understanding of the advanced features within ColdFusion. Or if you are already a successful CF developer buy this book to to use as a reference, its filled with useful tips and information on so many subjects you'll never put it down. It is always good to keep around for when you get stuck!