CGI Programming with Perl

Perl and CGI for the World Wide Web: Visual QuickStart Guide, Second Edition

JavaScript for the World Wide Web: Visual QuickStart Guide, Fifth Edition

Perl Cookbook, Second Edition

Cgi

Perl, CGI, and JavaScript Complete, 2nd Edition

Format: Paperback
Author: Sybex Inc.
ReleaseDate: 12 May, 2003
Publisher: Sybex
Rating:

Difficult to follow
I found it quite difficult to follow, and had to re-read chapters repeatedly to get the main points. I bought this book mainly for Perl and CGI. Even then it was hard. I think I would prefer more "hand-holding". I always felt I was being overwhelmed.

Book for Advanced Reference
It holds a lot of information but not fit for the learning point of view, it is set up more to be a reference for the already advanced jscript/perl/cgi programmer. This is a very dry reading. The layout is not created up well enough to display samples, and only makes you more confused as you get further into the book. I found myself reading pages over 2 or 3 times before one page would make sense with the next.

What a waste of time
If you want a decent book on programming, try one from PeachPit Press. I just bought this book and read into it, and many of their examples are incorrect and they do not teach you very well.