CGI Programming with Perl

Writing CGI Applications with Perl

Programming the Perl DBI

MySQL and Perl for the Web

Perl Cookbook, Second Edition

Cgi

Official Guide to Programming with CGI.pm

Format: Paperback
Author: Lincoln Stein
ReleaseDate: 03 April, 1998
Publisher: Wiley
Rating:

Straight From The Creator of CGI.pm
I enjoyed it as a way to learn to use the CGI perl module, several years ago, and I use it from time to time now as a reference. This is one of my favorite computer books of all time. The author presented his material with a fair amount of humor, especially in the examples, and with great clarity. Of all the perl modules out there, I probably use CGI. pm more than any other, with DBI. pm coming in a close second. So, if you're planning on using perl to generate web pages, this book will be very useful. While learning to use the CGI. pm I also read two other books and this book by Lincoln Stein was the most useful and informative of the ones I read.

Disappointing
Admittedly, I learned a lot about using Lincoln Stein's CGI module using this book, but it was not always easy. I gave up on this book after 185 pages. On the upside most of his explanations are clear. However the examples are replete with errors and the typography used for the code listings make it easy to introduce new errors.

Wow, incredible high-level power in this module.
If you understand the basics of perl, you should be able to go through the bulk of this book. The author has done a wonderful job of explaining how to use the CGIpm module. And with just a slight acquaintance with Perl references and anonmous list, you'll be surprised how quick and easy this is to master. This book puts other CGI books to shame because other books shy away from discussing all the cool functions in CGI. pm.