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My top 10 web development books

Mine of course.

"ColdFusion MX: From Static To Dynamic In 10 Steps"
by Barry Moore

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"ColdFusion MX Web Application Construction Kit"
by Ben Forta


A must have for every ColdFusion developer's shelf. Once you are familiar with how to use ColdFusion this is the definitive text to have.

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"Advanced ColdFusion MX Application Development"
by Ben Forta


This book follows on from the one above. It teaches you how to use the advanced features within ColdFusion.

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"Teach Yourself SQL In 10 Minutes"
by Ben Forta

Everything you need to get started with SQL, and nothing you don't.

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"Don't Make Me Think"
by Steve Krug

A great book to read and re-read whenever the subject of design comes up. Easy and quick to read, it reminders you what is really important in the design process

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"ColdFusion MX Certified Developer Study Guide"
by Ben Forta

A great book to read even if you never plan to take the certification exam. It gives you a solid grounding in all the areas of ColdFusion and knowledge of some of the trickier aspects

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"JavaScript & DHTML Cookbook"
by Danny Goodman

A great reference for those trickier bits of using JavaScript and HTML together.

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"Web Standards Solutions: The Markup and Style Handbook"
by Dan Cederholm

A great reference for designing and structuring your pages so that they are accessible to everyone.

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"MySQL Crash Course"
by Ben Forta

If you are going to build data driven sites then you are going to need a database and hey free is a good price. This book gives you all the know how you need to get started with the open source MySQL database platform.

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"Search Engine Advertising : Buying Your Way to the Top to Increase Sales"
by Catherine Seda

Your site is no good to you if nobody shows up. This gives book gives you a great grounding in how to use search engines to drive traffic to your site. How did you find me?