Reviews of Complete Flash Remoting MX

Complete Flash Remoting MX Reviews

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A definate buy for anyone wanting to learn remoting - Review written on April 03, 2003

Rating: 5 out of 5
1 customer found this review helpful, 5 did not.

I was very impressed with this book, it gives a solid foundation to flash remoting, it doesn't matter if you use CF , J2EE, or .net it is all covered nicely.

I am very happy that it is not just a do this then this then this and you get this, but it goes into the why you did that to get that, not many books I have do that.

It even includes 3 of the most sought after applications involving online presence, the message board the email client as well as teh ecommerce solution.

This book is a '+' if you are wanting to get into flash remoting then this is the difinitive guide.

Finally, a book on Flash Remoting - Review written on March 25, 2003

Rating: 5 out of 5
3 customers found this review not to be helpful.

As someone who believed Macromedia when they said Designers can learn this stuff, I was very frustrated after having spent hours, days and even weeks searching the web for tutorials on Flash Remoting, finding nothing that wasn't either way over my head - for programmers only - or something I had no need for.

Joey Lott is a remarkable teacher. His knowledge of ColdFusion, Flash and Flash Remoting is extraordinary. He is one of only two guys who regularly help people on Macromedia's remoting forum, and he knows his stuff. I know, because he helped get an application done when even Macromedia's support couldn't help.

I've only browsed the chapters, but I can't wait to get started on this book. And it's got some meat on it, too.

I'll report back as I finish the projects.

a Great Guide! - Review written on March 23, 2003

Rating: 5 out of 5
2 customers found this review not to be helpful.

This book has been of immense help for me! The chapter examples scale in sophistication and usefulness! -> and, more importantly, -> the author explicitly details the 'how's' and 'why's' of each approach!

The author Joey Lott really prides himself on delivering accurate and beneficial guides and 'Complete Flash Remoting MX' is no exception!

Best Book on FR thus far - Review written on March 18, 2003

Rating: 5 out of 5
1 customer found this review not to be helpful.

If you're looking to either learn FR or gain command over the skills necessary, this is a great book for that purpose. I began working with FR 2 months ago, and although I understood CF very well, I had trouble getting a grasp on the actionscript involved. This book definitely put me over the top and has been a great help in meeting my project deadline.

I did buy other Flash Remoting(FR) books, but this was the first I saw that went through such detailed analysis of not only the code, but why you're using that code. Joey Lott takes you through lines of code and explains why this is being done 'that way'.

Being that FR is fairly new, it can be hard to find answers to your questions. You can save yourself a lot of time by getting this book. For example, I have a large database with a millions of records. My recordsets are simply too large to query and load into flash. This book showed me of a great way to get around that.

Even newbie problems I had, such as getting all my form components to communicate correctly with my query...I found answers in the book. I'm not saying this will teach you everything you need to know, obviously there are issues out there that required me to post on Macromedia's site. But if you're going to buy a FR book, this is definitely the best choice.

For once, a book that lives up to its name.

The best book on the subject to date - Review written on March 18, 2003

Rating: 5 out of 5
2 customers found this review helpful, 1 did not.

With Flash Remoting being fairly new server technology, it is difficult to find a great book on the subject. Joey Lott knocks it out of the park with this one. It is by far the best book to date on the subject.

Although, my firm just finished a large Flash Remoting project, I was surprised at the number of ideas and tips I was able to garner.

I found it amazing that Lott was able to cover ColdFusion, .NET, & J2EE versions of Remoting! Kudos!

Take it from someone who has a library of over 40 Flash & ColdFusion books... very few authors have the ability to cover the content thoroughly, yet not bore you to tears, and give you a valuable resource book simultaneously. Lott definitely does that and thus, he rates up there as one of my top 3 favorite authors.