Ben Forta is an author and Senior Technical Evangelist for Adobe Systems, particularly ColdFusion and Flex, and the owner of EmTek Systems. He previously worked in a similar capacity for Macromedia and Allaire Corporation, the two previous owners of ColdFusion. In addition to writing numerous technical books on ColdFusion, SQL, and Regular Expressions, Forta co-authored Adobe's official ColdFusion training materials and certification tests and lectures on application development around the world. Many of his books have been translated into over a dozen languages worldwide. Before working for Allaire, he founded the website Car.com, which was later purchased by Auto-By-Tel. Born in London, England, Forta lives in Oak Park, Michigan with his wife and their children.
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Series
Books

Advanced Macromedia Coldfusion Mx
Application Development
1998

Sams Teach Yourself Regular Expressions in 10 Minutes
2004

ColdFusion MX Web Application Construction Kit
2002

Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft SQL Server T-SQL in 10 Minutes
2007

Advanced Cold Fusion 4 Application Development
1998

MySQL Crash Course
2005

Sams Teach Yourself Adobe Flex 4 in 24 Hours
2008

Sams Teach Yourself Coldfusion Express in 24 Hours
2000

40 Ways to Inject Creativity into Your Classroom with Adobe Spark
2018

Sams Teach Yourself HomeSite 4 in 24 Hours
1999

SQL in 10 Minutes, Sams Teach Yourself
1999