CGI Programming with Perl

Writing Apache Modules with Perl and C

Programming the Perl DBI

Cgi

CGI Programming on the World Wide Web (Nutshell Handbook)

Format: Paperback
Author: Shishir Gundavaram
ReleaseDate: March, 1996
Publisher: O'Reilly
Rating:

Lots of fluff
Sometimes it is difficult to follow what the author means. Not easy to understand. There is too much detail, which I feel was getting in the way of understanding CGI.
I was initlally exicited , but after reading the first few chapters, i think i will have to look elsewhere.
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Good Introduction to CGI
The book also introduced me to postscript and gd, which havebeen quite valuable for a lot of applicatioins. If you have a basic understanding of Perl and HTML, this book helps youlearn CGI. I enjoyed Shishir'smodest, down-to-earth writing style. Since many people have criticizedthis book, let me refute the most common criticisms:"The source code should be on a CD-ROM". No. Programming is in the fingers. You learn by typing. Anyway, you canFTP it if your lazy. "The level of detail is poor". That's what man pages and FAQ's are for. Shishir is giving more of a guided tour of CGI, with just enough detail to get started in each area. "The source code has mistakes/is missing semicolons. "I didn't find this problem. But anyway, you should know enough Perl to put the semicolons where they belong. If you don't know Perl, this bookis not for you. Everything in this book is available on the web, but the book will savethe beginner a ton of time digging around. Also, Shishir does not encourage use of CGI. pm, which is both good and bad. I think it's good because it teaches better understanding of the low-level CGI mechanics. On the flipside, use of CGI. pm can protectyou from a lot of obvious mistakes. I haven't found a better introduction to CGI.