Certified ColdFusion 5 Developer Study Guide does not teach ColdFusion, but serves as a review guide that provides helpful pointers for examinees. The book's coverage of topics is thorough, and it is highly readable in small bite-sized chunks. Each subject is presented in a clear and direct language, with useful and well explained code examples. Sample questions accompany each subject, as do references to recommended reading (product documentation, Macromedia course work, and existing ColdFusion books). This is the only study guide written by insiders - the folks who helped create the exam itself.
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The book does not teach Flash; rather, it is a review guide and will provide helpful pointers for examinees. The book looks non-intimidating yet thorough, and is a highly readable in small bite-sized chunks. Each subject is presented in clear and direct language, with useful and well explained code examples. Sample questions accompany each subject, as well as references to recommended reading (documentation, course work, and existing PTG-Indy ColdFusion books).
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| Part I The Basics |
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| Part II Variables and Expressions |
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| Part IV Advanced ColdFusion |
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| Part V Extending ColdFusion |
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| Part VI Services and Protocols |
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| Part VII Databases |
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Application Performance Tuning and Optimization |
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Server Performance Tuning |
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| Part VIII Tuning and Optimization |
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Application Performance Tuning and Optimization |
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Server Performance Tuning |
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| Part IX Appendix |
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Ben Forta is Macromedia Inc.'s Senior Product Evangelist. He has more than 20 years of experience in the computer industry in product development, support, training, and product marketing. Ben is the author of the best-selling ColdFusion 5 Web Application Construction Kit (now in its fourth edition), and its sequel Advanced ColdFusion 5 Development (both published by Que), as well as titles on ColdFusion Express, Macromedia Spectra, Macromedia HomeSite, SQL, WAP, and JavaServer Pages (the complete list of his books can be found at
Matthew Boles started training for Macromedia in 1997, making him one of the first Macromedia instructors. He is currently a Senior Instructor. In addition to training, Matthew also has some responsibility for curriculum development and instructor readiness. Matthew is also a certified Microsoft and Novell instructor.
Geoffrey Bowers was educated in Scotland and studied biochemistry at Oxford before returning home to Australia as an options derivatives dealer. Leaving the City, Geoff founded Daemon Internet Consultants in 1995 (http://www.daemon.com.au/) and has been building Web applications ever since. Based in Sydney, Geoff is the Macromedia Master Instructor for Australasia and divides his time between teaching, consulting, and playing the ancient game of Real Tennis. He can be reached at
Emily Kim is Director of Business Development and co-founder of Trilemetry, Inc., a Web design and programming company. She has coauthored a college-level workbook about the Internet and was contributing author to a popular ColdFusion book, and occasionally writes for ColdFusion magazines. She is also a Certified Macromedia Instructor and teaches both ColdFusion and Spectra courses for Macromedia. You can reach Emily at
Matthew Reider has been working for commercial software vendors since1992, beginning with the database driver team at Q+E in Raleigh, North Carolina. Initially, Macromedia hired Matt to manage West Coast partner and customer relationships. After joining the education team as a Master Instructor in 1999, he coauthored the Advanced ColdFusion, Advanced Spectra Development, and Fast-track to JRun curriculum. Before joining Macromedia, Matt enjoyed a position at Sybase as a product specialist for the Watcom SQL database family. Matt loves to backpack in California's Sierra Nevada mountains.
