Cgi

Special Edition Using CGI (2nd Edition)

Format: Paperback
Author: Jeffry Dwight
ReleaseDate: March, 1997
Publisher: Que
Rating:

Real Programmers Don't Want this Book
However, this book is deplorable. I really enjoy the Using Series, and look for them whenever I want to learn more about a certain topic. It is not made for anyone looking to write their own code, or anyone who actually wants to program. All this book tries to do is show you how to use someone else's code. I do not mean another module, such as the infamous CGI. pm moudle, but rather using another script and "tweaking" it for your needs. It also does not seek to explain the theory behind the code. I was also quite disappointed in how it was organized. The Using Seies are good books, but this one doesn't belong in the family. There are much better books out there that will serve your needs.

Pooly written with incomplete examples
The examples are very difficult to follow because most are only code segments not the full code. I found this book to be hard to read and poorly written. This makes it very diffcult to follow. As any experienced programmer will tell you "Nothing helps more than a good example. ". This book is highly lacking of good examples. I have several years of experience with programming in several languages, which allowed me to fill the gaps in the examples, how ever a beginning programmer would be lost. In conclusion I do not recommend this book to a programmer of any level.

Speacial Edition Using CGI
The examples are very difficult to follow because most are only code segments not the full code. I found this book to be hard to read and poorly written. This makes it very diffcult to follow. As any experienced programmer will tell you "Nothing helps more than a good example. ". This book is highly lacking of good examples. I have several years of experience with programming in several languages, which allowed me to fill the gaps in the examples, how ever a beginning programmer would be lost. In conclusion I do not recommend this book to a programmer of any level.