- Paperback: 267 pages
- Publisher: Computing Mcgraw-Hill (February 1998)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0070498873
- ISBN-13: 978-0070498877
- Product Dimensions: 22.8 x 18.6 x 2.4 cm
- Shipping Weight: 599 g
- Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- See Complete Table of Contents
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||
Product Details |
Product Description
Book Description
The third wave of Web Push technology will be channels. Information will be delivered directly to the PC using this technology. This book covers the Microsoft specification-CDF-Channel Definition Format. This is Microsoft's technology for delivering channel information. CDF will be incorporated into Microsoft's browser-IE 4.0 (Internet Explorer). IE 4.0 will control about 50% of the browswer market. That's why this is important.
From the Back Cover
The World Wide Web is growing at an astonishing rate, but to maintain this growth the level of user interactivity must mature along with it. Key to development in this area is the implementation of a universal netcasting protocol, one which standardizes the push/pull technology necessary for users to obtain regularly updated information. Microsoft's Channel Definition Format (CDF) is poised to become the standard for this new technology, and this book does more than cover the new CDF protocol; it shows how to implement it. Written specifically for the web developer/programmer, Michele Jo Petrovsky's Implementing CDF Channels includes instructions for successful implementation of CDF on your web site. Also included are a comprehensive glossary, useful quick references for Netcasting and CDF as well as over 150 helpful illustrations. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Michele Jo Petrovsky has an MS in Computer Information Science from the University of Pittsburgh. She is author of the Microsoft Internet Information Server Sourcebook and DHTML in Action.
Tag this product(What's this?)Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items. |
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most helpful customer reviews
1.0 out of 5 stars
This book was was no real help to me.,
By A Customer
This review is from: Implementing Cdf Channels (Paperback)
I found this book to be very poor. It lacked organization and continuity. More important, it lacked practical, simple examples. The author is clearly well versed in the subject area, but the book does not convey the concepts behind the code. The examples are obscure and cryptic. For the record, I have 4 years experience in web development. Before approaching this book, I had researched and implemented HTML, DHTML, Active Server Pages, Java, JavaScript and VRML. I mention this only to make the point that I don't think the book is simply too advanced for me. I think it's just a lousy place to start to learn CDF technology. I just ordered IDG's "Web Channel Development For Dummies" (ISBN: 0-7645-0309-X -- got it here at Amazon.com) I hope it will be more useful. When approaching a new language/technology, I tend to go to the "...For Dummies" series first. The IDG books are great for "getting my hands around" the new subject. If I feel that I need more depth, I'll look for a Microsoft Press book on the subject. (Most of the products I use are from MS.) If I determine that I need the full scoop on the subject, I'll pick up the hefty Que book. One last note -- I've been thumbing through the other "Web Dev" series by McGraw Hill. They all seem rather similarly scatter-brained.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
Most Helpful Customer Reviews on Amazon.com (beta) Amazon.com:
1.0 out of 5 stars (1 customer review) 7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
This book was was no real help to me.,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Implementing Cdf Channels (Paperback)
I found this book to be very poor. It lacked organization and continuity. More important, it lacked practical, simple examples. The author is clearly well versed in the subject area, but the book does not convey the concepts behind the code. The examples are obscure and cryptic. For the record, I have 4 years experience in web development. Before approaching this book, I had researched and implemented HTML, DHTML, Active Server Pages, Java, JavaScript and VRML. I mention this only to make the point that I don't think the book is simply too advanced for me. I think it's just a lousy place to start to learn CDF technology. I just ordered IDG's "Web Channel Development For Dummies" (ISBN: 0-7645-0309-X -- got it here at Amazon.com) I hope it will be more useful. When approaching a new language/technology, I tend to go to the "...For Dummies" series first. The IDG books are great for "getting my hands around" the new subject. If I feel that I need more depth, I'll look for a Microsoft Press book on the subject. (Most of the products I use are from MS.) If I determine that I need the full scoop on the subject, I'll pick up the hefty Que book. One last note -- I've been thumbing through the other "Web Dev" series by McGraw Hill. They all seem rather similarly scatter-brained. |
|
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
- Books > Computers & Internet > Networking > Data in the Enterprise
- Books > Computers & Internet > Networking > Networks, Protocols & APIs
- Books > Computers & Internet > Programming
- Books > Computers & Internet > Software
- Books > Computers & Internet > Web Development > Programming > XML
- Books > Computers & Internet > Web Development > Web Services
- Books > Engineering
- Books > Professional & Technical > Engineering
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
