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Summary: Best CGI book I've used yet.
Review: Finally, a book on programming CGI with Perl that shows how a complex application is constructed step by step. Most other Perl/CGI books I've seen, including the O'Reily books, are either pure reference with code taken out of context or they are simplistic examples that aren't practical. This book also has a brief explanation of Perl that is very concise and understandable.
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Summary: Need more setup information for Windows 95
Review: I think that this book could be great if they can include how can you make the setup for the different plataforms (W95,Unix). Also the free versions of Perl can be on the CD. You don't have support for any question that you have, and I think you won't have it. I want to share information in how to setup this program with Windows 95 users.
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Summary: Miracles - no, Solutions Yes
Review: If you do not already understand the basics of PERL programming, web server operations, and CGI, this book might help you and it may just confuse you. If you do already understand these things pretty well, then the book is both enlightening and entertaining. I downloaded the unix software first, and had it running under apache on Windows 98 in about 5 minutes. I was so impressed with the quality and flexibility of the code, I decided to buy the book just to show my support, and pick up the helpful hints and insightful commentary that Gunther, et al have on the web, ecommerce, and programming in general. Well, well done!
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Summary: Not ready for prime-time!
Review: Using this "free" solution for a professional web store won't save you any money. These scripts are incomplete and written in Perl4 so they don't take advantage of all that Perl5 has to offer. I have spent countless hours and hundreds of dollars hiring programmers to correct and finish this set of scripts for a client's web site.The book is interesting to read and you will learn some foundations of Perl programming (if you can get past the spelling, grammatical, and CODE typos). But the old adage applies here: You get what you pay for. There are better solutions for complete online commerce solutions. They just cost a bit more.
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Summary: Miracles - no, Solutions Yes
Review: Very nice information if I want to go to programmers school. Needs more of a what if content. No real trouble shooting. It has taken me almost 6 months to understand and it will take another six to setup on my server.
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