Author:	Rob Brooks-Bilson
Made:	O'Reilly
Date:	June, 2003
Media:	Paperback
Sales Rank:	34054
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Rating: 5/5 from 10 reviews

Execellent Resource for Experienced Programmers

Rating: 5/5

In the early days of ColdFusion, there were a couple of beginner books, but once you gained some experience, you had to go online for help. Nowadays, there are several advanced books from which to choose. "Programming ColdFusion MX" by Rob Brooks-Bilson is a good choice as an all-around resource for experienced programmers.

If you're using CF 4.5 or up, and plan to move up to the Java-based ColdFusion MX like a third of our user group members, this is the book for you. Skip the first five chapters and dive in.

Every chapter contains usable code examples for complex data, maintaining state and form control. There are plenty of advanced topics, including a full chapter on Advanced Database Techniques. The book is updated to cover the latest release of CFMX 6.1.

If you're interested in programming from CF to Flash using Flash Remoting, this book gets right to the meat of connecting and passing data back and forth. You won't learn how to layout your movie, but there are plenty of resources for Flash MX.

This book is a worthwhile addition to your library!

Lisa Wilson, Sacramento ColdFusion User Group Manager

The defacto CFMX Reference book on the market

Rating: 5/5

The examples Rob uses are simple when possible and complex when necessary. The exercises he uses are explained in great details and contain many tips and techniques that will surely make you a better developer.

This update brings you up to speed on the new features in CFMX and shows a few things using Flash MX remoting which was a big plus for me. The book also gives a great overview and reference guide for ColdFusion MX.

In my opinion, now that ColdFusion is the defacto "Web Programming Language", this book is a vital purchase for all web professionals using CFMX and other Macromedia Web Technologies.

I recommend this book without any reservation as it is one of the best technical books I have read so far.

Great Book

Rating: 5/5

Hello All. I purchased this book because I needed to learn coldfusion mx and the reviews said this was the book to purchase. And it is the book to purchase, it has completely everything there is to know about coldfusion. If you are going to buy one book one the subject, let it be this one. And not to mention, the support on the book is great also. Good work Rob!