Introduction

The transition from static Web page designer to data-driven Web application developer is a daunting one. Designers in this position might consider themselves strangers in a strange land. Not only are the natives speaking a different language (or worse, languages), but they also appear to have come from an entirely separate culture. Where in this world, designers ask, do I start?

We created Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 Recipes, in part, to answer just that question. Inside this book, you’ll find seven full-featured, professional-grade Web applications explained step-by-step. Best of all, we make it possible for you to build the applications as you learn. This feature serves two goals. First, in our experience, people learn best by doing, ...

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