RE: Battle of the Gurus (Re: Blatant advertising (you have been warned))
So, hmand I wonder which book that was Ben??? Was that a hidden compliment? (: -- Kristin Aileen Motlagh Co-Author, Mastering ColdFusion 5 Macromedia Certified ColdFusion Developer mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone/Fax: 877.525.3304 Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 15:07:52 -0400 From: Ben Forta [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Battle of the Gurus (Re: Blatant advertising (you have been warned)) Message-ID: 006201c11606$4507f9d0$624049d8@MILLIWAYS I could not agree more. Until CF4 I was the only show in town (the other CF3.x books left much to be desired), with CF4 I had a single competitor but still sold more books than the prior versions combined. Bottom line, the more there are, the more buzz, the more publicity for CF, the better CF does, the better we all do (authors and developers). I have no less than a dozen C and C++ books, almost that many on Java, a growing .NET library, dozens of database and SQL books - no one buys just one. Oh, and while I have not seen your book yet Jeffry, the fact that you list Hitchhikers on your Other books page (oh, and my books too) has convinced me to get a copy. :-) --- Ben _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
Mastering ColdFusion 4.5
Hello again! Since we are in the beginning of a revision to the Mastering book, I thought it might be good to ask this list for suggestions regarding improvements. One poster mentioned it is slower. I am not sure that this is the general consensus, as I have heard the opposite from many people, but if that happens to be your feeling as well, can you elaborate as to where it is slow? If you feel so inclined perhaps you can answer the following questions as well: 1. Which chapters did you find needed the most improvement? Why? For readability reasons or technical reasons? 2. Were there chapters or sections where the topic could have been more elaborate? Where? 3. Which chapters were the most useful? Did they provide knowledge you did not find elsewhere? 4. Did you find any technical problems in the book such as broken code, incorrect statements, misleading statements? Where? 5. What topics would you like to see covered that are not currently in this book? 6. Do you think this book addressed needs of the beginner developer, intermediate developer, or both? If only one or the other can you explain why? 7. Did you find typos or grammatical errors? Where? 8. Were the examples appropriate? If not, do you have suggestions for better examples? Ok, I know most of you are extremely busy, so if you do not have the time to answer all of the above questions, but would like to respond in some way, please do. But please respond off this list to my personal account: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]. If the comments pertain to my chapters I will seriously consider them while updating, and if not I will forward them to either Arman or Raymond. Thanks for your time! -- Kristin Aileen Motlagh http://www.falkondesign.com Co-Author, Mastering ColdFusion 4.5 Allaire Certified ColdFusion Developer mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
Re: CF Books
Julie, The only book (outside of Allaire docs) that is written specifically for ColdFusion and ColdFusion Studio 4.5 is "Mastering ColdFusion 4.5". Everything you need is covered in that book. Additionally, you can refer to Allaire documentation for 4.5. Depending upon your needs, you may not *need* a 4.5 book. Check out these links to view the updates for 4.5 and 4.5.1. http://www.allaire.com/handlers/index.cfm?ID=12885method=full http://www.allaire.com/documents/cf45docs/cfupdate.htm http://www.allaire.com/products/coldFusion/generalInformation/features/ http://www.allaire.com/products/coldFusion/generalInformation/DataSheets/ If your development isn't dependant on any of the updates listed at the above sites, then I would follow the suggestion of another person here and go to the bookstore. Flip through the 4.0 and 4.5 books and see which one addresses your needs. Then go home and buy the book from an online reseller for a cheaper price. Mastering is better in some areas while Ben's book is better in others. You could just buy them both. BTW, "Mastering ColdFusion 5.0" will be released when ColdFusion 5.0 is released. Also, I would like to let people know that Mastering ColdFusion 5.0 will have 4 new chapters, and additions/revisions to various chapters throughout the book. We also have a significant new Co-Author, Raymond Camden. He was actually a contributing author on the previous versions. If you have not looked at this book yet, I really encourage you to pick it up and pay particular attention to the following chapters (chapters are numbered for the 4.5 release): Ch 10 - Using CFQUERY and SQL to Interact with the Database Ch 11 - Advanced Query Techniques Ch 17 - Implementing the Web Application Framework Ch 31 - Building ColdFusion Custom Tags Appendix E - SQL Functions Data Types -- Kristin Aileen Motlagh Co-Author, Mastering ColdFusion 4.5 Allaire Certified ColdFusion Developer mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Qwest Long Distance -- 5ยข a minute with no monthly fee! Visit http://qwesteferral.com/r.jsp?a=utrBHoDbMWFfVU541Lz2HA$$x Original Message Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 14:59:07 -0600 From: "Julie Clegg" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: CF Books Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] thankswe will be using the 4.5 version...when I look online, Ben Forta's develpment books are for 4.0is 4.0 and 4.5 the same, or similar enough to where I can use the 4.0 version of the book? Julie _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
