Macromedia's ColdFusion 5 is a Web application server that makes it possible to control some or all of a Web site's content from a database. This tutorial for Web developers (with or without programming experience) teaches ColdFusion's basic and advanced features through a series of 21 lessons. A sampling of topics includes building template pages, Web-based e-mail, advanced SQL procedures, and understanding error messages. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Charles Mohnike is an experienced ColdFusion developer and consultant, who has been building dynamically generated, award-winning sites for businesses since 1994. With a background in print publishing, Charles heads a northern California consulting firm specializing in ColdFusion site planning and deployment. He writes on Web topics for publications such as Wired, Microsoft Bookshelf, Smart TV, and Videomaker. Charles also contributes freelance articles on computers, politics, and vintage music genres to daily and weekly newspapers around the country.