Webmaster Forum / ColdFusion / Getting Started / March 2006

I, too, tend to avoid titles that are published by the manufacturer of the
software. I much prefer to learn about how things "really" work as opposed to a
biased view of how things are "supposed" to work. The Forta books are my
exception to the rule, however.

As for the Dummies books, when you are attempting to learn about cooking or
photography or something like that, the Dummies approach might be OK. When
faced with the challenges of a technical concept and nature, however, the
subtle and not-so-subtle attempts at humor tossed throughout the reading tends
to annoy more than anything else. This churlish approach also tends to dilute
the credibility of the author (in my opinion) as well.

OK...so now I need two good books, one on database modeling (thanks gefjo, that's a good start) and a Coldfusion book with some really good real-world examples. Any takers?