Dreamweaver UltraDev 4: A Beginner's Guide

Bys: Thomas Muck and Ray West

Dreamweaver UltraDev is one of the premier tools for building and deploying Websites. It introduces a set of advanced features to intermediate and advanced users and includes a project section to help... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0072191600
• ISBN13: 9780072191608
• Release Date: July 2001
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
• Length: 592 Pages
• Weight: 2.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.5" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

A Beginner's dream

I've been trying to come to grips with the complicated software package known as UltraDev. After trying to read several of the lightweight entries (the Friends of Ed book and the 21 days book) I was left worse than when I started. They both dealt with very specific issues that did not help me in the least. The 21 days book in particular was utterly useless, as it dealt with a database known as MySQL that I have no interest in learning. This book is a welcome change of pace. It reads well for a beginner, yet details some of the different aspects of building a dynamic Web site, such as writing SQL, deciding on a server model to work with, and installing extensions. Brilliant book, I must say, and a completely different approach than the Friends of Ed nonsense.The authors also supplement the book with an impressive site full of tutorials and extensions for Ultradev(...), and the authors themselves can be spotted helping out newbies in the Macromedia forums. That's what I call service, and it makes the minimal price tag on this book seem absurdly low.

Great Book

I really enjoyed this book and learned a LOT from it.. I would recommend it to anyone that has never used DW and wants to.

Outstanding introduction to UltraDev

This book is touted as a beginner's guide, and that's exactly what it delivers. I read some of the other beginning level books out there, but this is clearly the best of the lot. Well thought-out practical examples, and more importantly, introductions to all of the different technologies that are required of a Web developer. Two thumbs up! 6 stars! The authors also maintain a Web site ... and it is a great source for more tutorials and extensions. These are the same guys who wrote the classic Complete Reference book for UltraDev.