Month: March 2003

Build Your First Website with Flash MX

Build Your First Website with Flash MX[rating:.5/5]

I just bought this book in an effort to get an overview of Flash. Unfortunately, by the time I got to chapter 2 I had already discovered that the author’s instructions simply don’t work – after following the directions, explicitly, and then redoing the exercise because I couldn’t get the butterfly thing to work, it became quite apparent that no one bothered to proofread this first.
I’m now on chapter 4 and very close to giving up completely – while the book LOOKED promising, I’m now convinced that it is so filled with mistakes that it is nearly (if not completely) impossible to complete the exercises as written.

It is really a shame that someone didn’t do a decent job editing/proofreading this book – even a once through would have shown that are there are numerous mistakes. This book is a big disappointment. Save your money and look elsewhere.

Internet & World Wide Web How to Program

Internet & World Wide Web How to Program (2nd Edition) (Paperback)[rating:.5/5]

Another useless Deitel book. This pile of rambling drivel is filled with some of the most horrendous writing I’ve ever seen. As with all Deitel books, it’s filled with page after page of confusing and horrendously presented graphics – some of the worst ever created. Heck, a comic book has better illustrations! f there was an award for the most incompetently written and designed tech books – the Deitels would be the winners. I’ll never understand why tech books are some of the most awful materials ever created. Avoid this nonsense at all costs. While one should not judge a book by its cover, that adage doesn’t apply to Deitel books – just look at the cover of this one – it’s a PERFECT example of what’s found inside.