book (which I am definitely not arguing, I agree that it for sure is) that
mistakes are eminent? If you are going to make me pay for a book, I would
hope that all measures are taken to make sure it is as mistake-free as
possible...
Feeling argumentative on a Wednesday night... :)
Ray
At 07:54 PM 8/11/2004, you wrote:
>Ever written a book, Aaron?
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Aaron Rouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 18:03:36 -0500
>Subject: Re: techspedition.com - Fusebox 4
>To: CF-Talk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>Yes, I am dismissing the tool, but that has a lot to do with the fact
>I work at a place that uses its own methodology(sp?), so knowing FB
>would help me none here and my time presently is better spent
>improving my knowledge on other things.
>
>The CFC book had quite a few mistakes in it, you could copy the code
>letter for letter out of the book and it would not work. There is
>some helpful information in it however IMHO it lacked a very good
>"proof reading" and is not worth the retail price. Read through the
>reviews on Amazon for a better description:
>
>http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0972078649/qid=1092265095/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/104-5699002-7880749?v=glance&s=books
>
>When reading through something it should not be a challenge to figure
>out what mistakes were made in the book, though I guess that helps you
>learn something even better. Just my opinion, we all have them and
>many of them disagree with each other.
>
>
>
>On Thu, 12 Aug 2004 10:28:50 +1200, Matthew Walker
><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > As I recall, the CFCs book was released a long time ago when CFMX was brand
> > new and CFCs were an alien landscape. I found it very useful at the time
> > although the release of 6.1 has dated it. I'm sure the book's usefulness is
> > very dependent on your familiarity or lack of familiarity with OO concepts.
> >
> > And regarding the Fusebox volume, well given that John Q was AFAIK one of
> > the key developers of FB4 I think if you are dismissing the book you are
> > pretty much dismissing the tool.
> >
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