Press Release
August 19, 2003
"Programming ColdFusion MX, Second Edition": Strategies, Hints, Tips, and Tricks for Creating Dynamic Web Apps
Sebastopol, CA--"ColdFusion MX represents perhaps the single most
revolutionary release of ColdFusion yet," says Rob Brooks-Bilson,
author of the just-released second edition of Programming ColdFusion
MX (O'Reilly, US $54.95). "The application server itself was
completely rewritten in Java--all previous versions were written in
C++. The shift to Java enabled ColdFusion MX to take advantage of the
J2EE framework and all that it has to offer in terms of standards,
functionality, and scalability."
Macromedia has also integrated ColdFusion into its MX family of
technologies, so ColdFusion is now capable of interacting with Flash
applications, making ColdFusion more versatile than ever. "ColdFusion
MX supports a new technology called Flash Remoting," explains
Brooks-Bilson. "Flash Remoting opens up a whole new category of
applications known as Rich Internet Applications that go beyond what's
currently possible with HTML/DHTML front ends.
"You don't have to be a hard-core programmer to get started with
ColdFusion," he says. "But that doesn't mean that ColdFusion isn't
powerful. Quite the contrary. ColdFusion makes it simple to do common
tasks--such as processing form data or querying a database. But when
you need to create highly scaleable, robust applications--such as
transaction processing or personalization--ColdFusion makes that
possible, too." As Brooks-Bilson notes, sites and applications built
using ColdFusion run the gamut of size and sophistication from small
hobbyist sites cataloguing ceramic tiles or documenting the history of
the Hottentots, for example, to large, commercial applications such as
Autobytel.com's application for researching and purchasing a car or
Williams-Sonoma's storefront application.
The first edition of this book has been praised as "the best reference
book available on the subject." This new edition, "Programming
ColdFusion MX, Second Edition," goes even further, documenting new
techniques for using ColdFusion MX 6.1 to develop and serve dynamic web
page content. This exhaustive guide covers everything from the basics
to advanced topics, with numerous examples that programmers can use for
their own applications.
Although the book was substantially rewritten to take advantage of both
the new features of ColdFusion MX 6.1 and reader feedback from the
first edition, it is still packed with the advanced strategies, insider
hints, tips, and tricks that made the first edition so popular with
ColdFusion developers. ColdFusion developers who want to be sure
they're getting the most out of ColdFusion MX will keep this invaluable
book close at hand.
Praise for the first edition:
"'Programming ColdFusion' is an invaluable resource, covering all major
issues related to programming ColdFusion 5.0 web applications. Its 24
chapters and 4 appendices (totaling 953 pages) guarantees that even the
most experienced ColdFusion programmers will benefit from reading
it...if you are looking for a subject relevant to developing
applications with the help of ColdFusion, you will find it
here."
--Andreas Veglis, IEEE Distributed Systems, July 2002
"There are about 200 pages devoted to tag and function references in
the appendices at the end of the book, which are likely to become
dog-eared through repeated use. This book is bulky, and I'm glad to say
this is partially because of the generous example code...it is bound to
find a place on the bookshelves of many ColdFusion developers. And
deservedly so."
--Keith Schengili-Roberts, Computer Paper
Additional reviews of the first edition
Additional Resources:
Programming ColdFusion MX, Second Edition
Rob Brooks-Bilson
ISBN 0-596-00380-3, 1115 pages, $54.95 US, $85.95 CA, 38.95 UK
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