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Summary: It tries to cover too much
Review: not enough material about how to use dreamweaver itself. This book has lot of short chapters just about everything but does not goes into detail. It even has a chapter about how to design a relational database, a chapter about SQL and its syntax ??? There is no way that a single book can cover all web technologies as this book tries to. Disappointed .. I'm returning this book to get the Dreamweaver MX Bible instead
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Summary: Best Overview
Review: The shift from Dreamweaver or even Dreamweaver UltraDev to MX is and astonishing leap. MM has thouroughly redesigned the work method to allow for true rapid development of dynamic web envirionments. And then they didn't publish a manual that documented all that they did. This doorstop of a referance guide and its affiliated online code provide a concise roadmap through the features and their use. Necessarily, this means guiding the user through an overview of database design, SQL, and scripting for over 3/4's of the book. Foe example, one of the new integrations of DW MX is "remoting", the ability to utilize web services technology in Coldfusion.To a serious developer this is heaven sent. Needless to say the explanation is somewhat arcane. The real bottom line is that if this kind of material isn't your cup of tea, then DW MX probably isn't either. In fact you may want to invest in the book before you venture into the software. Not upgradung or GoLive may be a better product choice for some.
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Summary: Fantastic reference and tutorial!
Review: This book is written the way computer books should be written -- easy to follow, tutorial style that also acts as a reference. Also, one of the main problems with books of this type is the adherence to the manual that is supplied with the software. That is not the case with this book. There is almost no overlap with the manual. There are quite a few Dreamweaver books out there, but most of the books I've seen are mere rehashings of the manual. Thanks to the authors Ray West and Tom Muck for delivering a quality work.
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Summary: Best Reference for Dreamweaver MX
Review: This by far is the best reference book on Dreamweaver MX. It answered all my questions and solved most of my problems.
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Summary: Nutty reviewers!
Review: This could be an excellent book, but the organization, the jumping and assumptions made is very annoying to say the least. When I read that files can be downloaded to work with examples, I'm expecting some organization here. I download the files and unzip it and I am a little bit ticked to see how things are labeled. Most books have folders for individual chapters. Well, I had to go on an hunting expedition. The book in my opinion doesn't clearly take the user in a sensible order of learning. When I hit Chapter 4 (pg 98 to be exact) and this whole discussion of slicing files in Fireworks just left me like huh. Direct quote..."The actual design that you use it up to you." If, I'm following the examples in the book, why would I be creating a design of my own. There are several examples in chapter 4 that made me want to scream and when I visited Chapter 5, I closed the book and put it on my shelf. It's hard enough trying to grasp a software program, I shouldn't have a hard time trying to figure out what the authors want me to do!!
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Summary: Only into chapter 4 and annoyed!!
Review: This could be an excellent book, but the organization, the jumping and assumptions made is very annoying to say the least. When I read that files can be downloaded to work with examples, I'm expecting some organization here. I download the files and unzip it and I am a little bit ticked to see how things are labeled. Most books have folders for individual chapters. Well, I had to go on an hunting expedition. The book in my opinion doesn't clearly take the user in a sensible order of learning. When I hit Chapter 4 (pg 98 to be exact) and this whole discussion of slicing files in Fireworks just left me like huh. Direct quote..."The actual design that you use it up to you." If, I'm following the examples in the book, why would I be creating a design of my own. There are several examples in chapter 4 that made me want to scream and when I visited Chapter 5, I closed the book and put it on my shelf. It's hard enough trying to grasp a software program, I shouldn't have a hard time trying to figure out what the authors want me to do!!
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Summary: Good general overview
Review: This is a good book for a general information. If you want to jump in and learn a few conceptual things about Dreamweaver MX you can start with this book. I prefer using concrete examples. The best source of Dreamweaver MX step by step tutorials I've found so far is videophd.com
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Summary: How to customize powerful Web applications
Review: With Dreamweaver MX: The Complete Reference by Ray West and Thomas Muck developers will learn how to customize powerful Web applications, learn the most effective ways to design, plan, and build a Web site and then use it to collect, distribute, and leverage information for customers and employees. Additionally, this comprehensive resource covers all of the new features of Dreamweaver MX in detail, including a discussion of the .NET Platform and ASP.NET integration.
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