Reality Coldfusion MX: Intranets and Content Management [With CDROM]

This is a great book for cold fusion. Mr. Forta explains this language very well with simple examples.

...This is not about code... its about real life production experiences. Uniquely original in the genre of computer books. Most computer books, are technical, full with code. This book takes another approach, by selecting five of the most commonly built web apps and guides you through the process, down to the emails the clients send internally. I am half way through the book and have already learned some interesting techniques that utilize coldfusion mx's newest features. Each project is developed in different ways, so the reader gets a good mix of different styles of production and workflow methodolgies.Great book... once finished going to get the other reality book about flash and coldfusion.

First. This is not your typical instructional book. Do not purchase this if you are just learning CF. For the advanced user who wants to learn CF project development (pertaining to intranets) grab this book.I love the concept of this book. Currently my bookshelves are lined with books that give me snippets of code explaining the various tags in CFMX. This book assumes (requires) you know CFML and don't need an explanation of the tags or their attributes. You become part of the development team. As you read this book you will see how this team will build a content management system. Starting from an idea and ending with a working CMS (hopefully) you will learn the "big picture" of CFMX. With most basic instructional books it can be difficult to see how all your .cfm modules will fit into one grand application. This book will help you.The book is filled with mock notes and memos from the team members discussing requirements and ideas for the CMS. Also the code used is written out for you. The code is divided into small coherent pieces and there are plenty of editorial comments to explain the team's methodology.If you are looking for code you can cut-and-paste from a CD; look elsewhere. This book is to give you real-world experience coding a project. Simple pasting modules into you CFMX server would not teach you anything. Besides, if all the code for the CMS you are building was placed on a CD, it would be easy to just copy the files onto your intranet and have the worlds cheapest CMS available...