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XML Index - XML Book :
Flash and XML: A Developer's Guide
by Dov Jacobson, Jesse Jacobson Paperback - 320 pages Book Only edition (November 15, 2001) Addison-Wesley Pub Co ISBN: 0201729202 Dimensions (in inches): 0.92 x 9.14 x 7.39 This tutorial shows designers and developers how to integrate Flash and XML to create Web sites, and covers several other technologies, including PHP and MySQL, showing how to use them to create n-tier, interactive systems that access the resources of the Internet. Sample projects, including a trivia game and XML browser, showcase the capabilities of Flash and XML used together and demonstrate concepts and techniques. Jacobson heads a small studio that specializes in networked games.Book News, Inc.®, Portland, OR "This book is an exceptional training manual to bring a web developer or flash designer with scripting skills into an entirely new world of coding."--Christopher Ian Smith, XML Developer, RespondTV"This is a 'must-read' for any Flash developer."--John Paul Rawlins, EditorFlashNewzFlash and XML shows designers and developers how to integrate these powerful technologies and create dynamic web sites. With this thoroughly readable guide you take Flash to the next level, interfacing ActionScript... Customer Reviews Reviewer: poltroon from Glendale, CA USA This is the right book if you are a technologist/programmer interested in learning to work with flash rather than the usually assumed Photoshop jockey who just wants to know enough to put a few buttons in an animation. For a programmer, having to use menus and buttons to insert code is maddeningly slow and frustrating, and this book finally made it clear to me how to actually write scripts (and use the menus if necessary). The project for the tutorial is a good choice - just enough graphics to get one's feet wet, not enough to be distracting. And this book is funny, and very readable. However, the tutorial isn't quite as clear as it looks - in some places the terminology or instructions are slightly different from the menus, or just a bit incomplete. Flash jockeys will probably not notice - but as a newcomer to flash, I got stuck on the most ridiculously simple things. The silver lining was that I learned a lot figuring them out. You will want the Flash documentation handy to supplement. Reviewer: Vic H. from Endicott, NY USA I like this book for a few different reasons: - The pace...it's just right for an experienced developer coming to PHP-MySQL for the first time. - The level...is perfect with a mix of foundational information and real world activity. (one can choose to skip the XML and SQL intro's easy enough and move to the usage of these tools) - The price...better than some $60USD Flash/SQL books I already own. - The humor...makes the content even more enjoyable. Dov and Jesse did a fine job, showing how Flash can be turned into a useful data container using open source solutions. Reviewer: kuntal choksi from Plantation, Florida United States This book is a great tutorial on both Flash and XML that brings you up to speed on both technologies with clear and concise explanations. In addition, this book presents a number of important Web technologies, including PHP, MySQL, and sockets. It shows how to work with these technologies to create n-tier, interactive systems that access the full resources of the Internet. Worth every single penny! Reviewer: typhoon22 from United States I have purchased many computer books over the last 12 years. This one was not one of the better written ones. I was very excited to get this book since I have worked with both XML and Flash, but have never tied them together. While the content of each chapter is sufficiently laid out, the material is not explained very well. The authors use a project("The Quiz") that is developed troughout the book. Problem is that the steps for creating the various stages are poorly written and takes several readings to understand what they are doing. The book does not come with a source code CD-ROM as described by Addison Wesley and the website for the book has problems when attempting to download the source. Very frustrating. |
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