Beginning Dreamweaver MX 2004

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 792 pages
• Published by: Wrox
• Edition: 1st Edition February 6, 2004
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0764555243
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0764555244
• Book Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.2 x 1.7 inches
• Weighs: 2.6 pounds

Product Review
“…the quality of information provided is impeccable…” (PC Utilities, June 2004)

“…hands-on tutorials take readers through creating three complete Web sites….”  (Mac World, May 2004)

Product Description
What is this book about?

This outstanding team of authors shows you how easy it can be to create and maintain dynamic, powerful Web sites using Dreamweaver MX 2004. Our hands-on tutorials guide you step by step through building three complete Web sites: a personal site, a dynamic sports site complete with user preferences, and a configurable online catalog built from reusable components. Along the way, you will learn all the skills you need to work confidently with Dreamweaver MX 2004.

You will also learn about Dreamweaver MX 2004's built-in support for ASP, ASP.NET, JavaServer pages, and PHP, and ColdFusion MX programming languages.

What does this book cover?

In this book, you will learn how to

• Understand and manipulate the code Dreamweaver MX 2004 generates
• Create, implement, and modify Cascading Style Sheets
• Add dynamic effects with DHTML
• Apply authentication and authorization techniques to protect your sites from unauthorized users
• Store, retrieve, and display dynamic data
• Design your sites with a modular system
• Install and use Dreamweaver MX 2004 extensions

Who is this book for?

If you are new to Web development, this is the perfect guide to help you start creating attractive, functional Web sites quickly and easily using the Dreamweaver MX 2004 tool.

If you have already done some Web site programming in the past but you're new to Dreamweaver, this book will show you how to develop your sites with the skills you already have, but in far less time and with fewer bugs using Dreamweaver MX 2004.

Reader Reviews
Despite the fact that some reader reviewers don't think you should have to read a book from beginning to end, this book is set up that way. In fact, the introduction, and back cover indicate that you will build 3 complete websites in the book, so its obvious that you can't just jump around and hope to keep everything straight. (I don't do web development that way, either.) What I do want to point out about this book, is Imar Spaanjaars - one of the 3 authors on the book, who is absolutely amazing. I subscribe to the book's support forum at p2p.wrox.com, and Imar never fails to answer a dreamweaver question, or provide a solution - even when it does not involve the book. To me, that alone was worth the price of the book. Thank you Wrox for a great Dreamweaver book, and thank you in particular to Imar.