Cgi

The CGI Book

Format: Paperback
Author: William E. Weinman
ReleaseDate: February, 1996
Publisher: New Riders Pub
Rating:

Incomplete? Not at all.
It's not a reference at all, but a set of tutorials. This isn't an "incomplete reference". It takes you by the hand, gives you the code, and explains it. If you like to learn by reading code and explanation, this will work for you.

It's nice that it has an explanation for C programmers. Most CGI books write as if C doesn't exist.

The CGI Book by William E. Weinman is Very Useful
In late 1997 I had bought my first computer, and was amazed at the World Wide Web, and wanted to learn how to make my own web site(s). When I began to want to learn about CGI, I was a beginner computer user. I had no programming background other than having learned how to make html documents with the assistance of a good book or two. I wanted to learn how to do Perl and CGI. This book is one of the resources that I am very thankful for having had when I was a beginner. It helped me successfully learn. I find programming to be a challenge, because there are many complexities involved, that are potentially impossible for any author/teacher/documentation writer to forsee. The difficult struggles that I faced when learning the nature of Perl and CGI required a lot of patience for me. I would not have succeeded had I not had this book at that time. This is not the only book that helped me learn. This is one of the best. This is a very good book. It will be useful to me for a long time.

The definitive starter's guide to CGI Programming
Weinman did an excellent job explaining how to program using CGI. Mr. I purchased this book in 1996. His book was one the first I had seen that gave examples in C, Perl, Unix Shell, and pseudo code. This was very helpful. The examples were complete and simple. I read the book in one setting. I teach Internet technologies to summer students and I use this book as the core reference. I recommend this book anyone who wishes to begin CGI programming. I am anxiously awaiting the 2nd edition.