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Foundation Dreamweaver MX

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I am not a beginner in Dreamweaver by any means, and I don't understand why the author insists on making you do everything by writing code. If I could write in code, I wouldn't need Dreamweaver. I think his reasoning is that entering the code in by hand will save you time, but I think this is a big mistake on his part. That's the whole point: to let Dreamweaver write the code for you.

You have to do things in hand code when there are perfectly easy features that do all of this for you. That's not necessary to learn Dreamweaver, and the author does not even teach you the features while you are entering in all this code.

It's too hard to make sure the code is written correctly when you do it yourself, leading to all kinds of errors that confused me while I was learning. I had to continually go back and forth between my case study and the example that was provided. And then their code does not match what they are telling me to put into my own case study. It turns out that the book is not written correctly, telling you to write in code that is in the wrong syntax. The only way I figured out the problem was to constantly check against the example, and I realized there was an error in the instructions. Also, on the web site there is no list of errata, so I don't know if they even know they've made mistakes.

If this is supposed to save you time, guess what: it doesn't. I would not recommend this book to anyone, especially if you are truly a beginner in Dreamweaver. Go to the H.O.T. book instead--it's much better than this.

This book is a MUST for those wanting to learn the first steps in how to truly use Dreamweaver to create a quality basic site. From layout and images, to CSS tutorials, right up to PHP and MySQL lessons. It's right on.

Experienced developers or programmers may want to pass on this book since it really is a beginner title... hence the Foundation premise. ;-)

This book is an excellent starting point for anyone who has only just got to grips with other dreamweaver versions. It gives clear but creative information in a way that is easy to follow. It's very well written and gives some good examples

As a novice i found this book very helpful, it was very clear and the case studies gave realistic examples that i could apply to my experiences. The language isnt too technical. The content is in depth without being over whelming.

I bought this book from my local private bookstore; as soon as I picked it up I was grabbed by the simplicity and the clear stating of what I needed to know. Personally I can never get to grips with html tables but with the tutorial on table layout I can now create complex tables with ease, I can now even add CSS styles to them. Wow! I was overwhelmed at the progress I made within a few days of reading; I can now even add flash movies into my page. Basically this book got me from the stage of "oh god, how can I do this?" to "erm, I'm bored I want to do more advanced stuff". Great Book