Think this book has been discussed already on the list but...well I'm bored so I figured I give a little review in hopes that'll give a good notion as to what to expect.
Overall. Excellent book. Well written and in an interestingly new format...hence the "reality" title. In a nutshell the book takes a handful of projects and runs through them as a "real world" scenario. From basic project planning and management to the design and coding. What this book is not! Anyone looking for a hardcore reference for either CFMX and/or FlashMX...this is not the book. While it does dip into specifics on occasion, the book assumes a certain skill level...guess that's why it says intermediate to advanced on the back. Who should buy it? CF developers looking to extend their skillset into the realm of rich clients. In my opinion, there are a few prerequisites though before diving into this book. (to avoid flash culture shock). A) Learn how to get around the Flash environment. Best place to start are the tutorials...you don't need to be an expert but a few weeks of tinkering with small projects should do the trick. B) Go through all the Flash MX / CF integration examples on DesDev FIRST. They're all straight forward and give you the required basics on the whole CF/Flash thing. You may still get a little lost on the Actionscript portion but for the most part it's approachable for a CF'er...All in all a Flash MX basics book would be a great primer. In conclusion, the format of the book is great because it provides solutions to a whack of obstacles you're most likely to run into when making your first rich client app...and more importantly how to tie them together. My only criticism is that I think it would have been nice to include a coding task-list on each chapter for easy reference. (e.g. Chapter 1: Covers authentication, form validation, custom skin component etc..)...Not the end of the world but I've been spoiled since the days of BF's classic Appendices. As well as some deeper detail on the more advanced "phase II" features mentioned after each project...maybe this is to make room for a second edition, who knows! Highly recommend - Next up CFMX and J2EE! Cheers, Stace AVIS IMPORTANT: ------------------------------- Les informations contenues dans le present document et ses pieces jointes sont strictement confidentielles et reservees a l'usage de la (des) personne(s) a qui il est adresse. Si vous n'etes pas le destinataire, soyez avise que toute divulgation, distribution, copie, ou autre utilisation de ces informations est strictement prohibee. Si vous avez recu ce document par erreur, veuillez s'il vous plait communiquer immediatement avec l'expediteur et detruire ce document sans en faire de copie sous quelque forme. WARNING: ------------------------------- The information contained in this document and attachments is confidential and intended only for the person(s) named above. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or any other use of the information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this document by mistake, please notify the sender immediately and destroy this document and attachments without making any copy of any kind. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists&body=lists/cf_talk FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm
