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Title: Dreamweaver MX Templates by Brad Halstead, Murray Summers ISBN: 0-7357-1319-7 Publisher: New Riders Pub. Date: 17 October, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $29.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.91 (22 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: no stars
Comment: I bought this book hoping that this book would shed some additional light on Dreamweaver MX templates. Mistake!!!! I found that the first 150 pages are very technical and would have been more useful if there were some excerises to augment the explanations. I have been using lots of Dreamweaver MX books lately and this is one of the poorest that I have come across. The authors are writing in a way that is hard to understand. I have also purchased Dreamweaver MX Magic and I found that much easeir to learn from mainly because the points that the authors are trying to make are made through supporting exercises. I was forced to rate this as one star but i feel that this book doesn't deserve any stars.
Rating: 4
Summary: Good content - difficult reading!
Comment: Dreamweaver MX Templates is the only book on the market that cover the complexity of the new MX template system. This book is codecentric and it has some pretty advanced concepts that might be difficult for a beginner in Dreamweaver.
There are some answers in this book to some questions that I have had since the upgrade from DW4 and my life working in templates has now become much easier in dealing with DW Templates. Another good point is that the authors have a ready made site with hands on examples that get you working in the concepts that they explain.
I think the book could have been written better, but the content is good and for the most part accurate.
Rating: 2
Summary: Could've been written in 20 pages
Comment: I bought this book based on all of the glamourous reviews it received about 5 months ago, upon its release. When I read the book, I was really skeptical about its integrity and ability to teach the subject. I'm a very experienced web-developer and programmer, so I typically gobble up computer books with a great understanding. This one, to be honest, was really hard for me to follow. I went through the entire book, and yet I still don't feel comfortable using templates. To be honest, in many ways I am more confused. I used to use templates all the time in DW4 and that was all self-taught by simply reading the online Macromedia help. However, since DWMX added a slew of new template features, I decided to buy this based on all the feedback I read here, as well as the official DW message board.
I really think the authors have a hard time communicating their thoughts. They are very technical people, and often technical gurus have a hard time conveying information in a concise, useful manner. There are many steps that are so poorly worded that they have to be read a few times to get a good understanding. Also, I was really disappointed that they didn't cover more on Nested Templates. That was really the main reason I purchased this book, and yet, it was barely covered. Also, they didn't cover ANY template usage with dynamic server languages (ASP, ASP.NET, PHP, etc.), and I think that may have been really helpful.
Here's my big problem with this book. Although I only rated it "2 stars", I would still buy this again. Why? Well, unfortunately, it is the ONLY book that covers Dreamweaver Templates with some form of detail. Other books (such as Dreamweaver MX Bible, Inside Dreamweaver MX) just touch on templates. To make matters worse, you can't rely on Macromedia's help because it is full of errors (some have been fixed), and is also incomplete and confusing.
So, unfortunately, if you can put with the long-winded explanations and need to know templates, then I would recommend this book. It is the only book of its kind. Obviously, these writers were paid by the page, because this could have been written much better in about 20 pages.
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Title: Macromedia Dreamweaver MX Killer Tips by Joseph Lowery, Angela C. Buraglia ISBN: 0735713022 Publisher: New Riders Pub. Date: 10 January, 2003 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
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Title: Dreamweaver MX Magic by Brad Halstead, Josh Cavalier, Linda Rathgeber, David Nicholls, Joyce J. Evans, Donna Casey, Jason Cranford Teague, Zac Van Note, Alwyn Joy, Matthew David ISBN: 0735711798 Publisher: New Riders Pub. Date: 14 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
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Title: Dreamweaver MX: The Missing Manual by David McFarland ISBN: 0596003498 Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates Pub. Date: November, 2002 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
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Title: Macromedia Dreamweaver MX Hands-On Training by Garo Green, Abigail Rudner ISBN: 0321112717 Publisher: Peachpit Press Pub. Date: 08 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $44.99 |
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Title: Dreamweaver MX Web Development by Drew McLellan ISBN: 0735713081 Publisher: New Riders Pub. Date: 30 July, 2002 List Price(USD): $45.00 |
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