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Summary: CGI Programming in C & Perl
Review: An EXCELLENT buy -- you don't have to be a "Pro" to use the programs here -- but you can't be a rookie either... Get it "New" or "Used"--the price difference is insignificant--compared to what's inside the book....I bought this book a few months ago--here on AMAZON--and was delighted to find this book contained entire (web)-C-programs that ACTUALLY WORKED! If your web-server(CGI-scripts) are runnning at a crawl...it's probably because you are running a "convenient-scripting-language" -- instead of a C-program!! This book is NOT long-winded, but very practical. I have seen (repackaged???-or-similar)-versions of this code running on a few of the "higher-profile" web-sites. Over the years, I have acquired a STACK of other C-Programming Books--and I am afraid to buy any more of them--because I am tired of EXPERIMENTING to see which ones are PRACTICAL to READ, and I'm tired of reading GOBS of POINTLESS-and/or-BLOATED text--I am very happy with this book. I am a self-taught (Linux) C Programmer, and the C-and-PERL-programs from this book run well on Linux(kernels 2.2 thru 2.4)... This book is a great start in getting you up and running--but the rest is up to you--since you'll REALLY NEED to UNDERSTAND MODERN WEB SERVERS !!! ...and... ONE LAST NOTE-- this code may be considered "old" (written in 1996?) --it's NOT obsolete--but it still runs perfectly-and-flawlessly "as is" --on a modern-day Apache Web Server(Linux). This code has stood it's test of time. After you use these programs--it may become more obvious as to the "updates-additions-or-deletions" you'll want to make. Be sure to get Boutell's UPDATED CODE (from his web-site).
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Summary: A very good book
Review: I bought this book around 1998. It was the only book that cover
CGI and C, the rest talked about PERL which I hadnt learned yet.
Once the reader learns the basics (assuming they already know 1 of the 2 languages and have a webserver to play with), they should be able to construct any CGI program in almost any language.
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Summary: It is ok, that is if you already know the stuff.
Review: I know if you've read the reviews previous to this one, you should already know that you need to know C and Perl to read this book. But I am going to say it again. And you don't only need to be familiar with it. You need to KNOW it. If you don't, you'll get lost in three chapters like I did. Since it is a book based entirely on examples, unless you understand the code perfectly, you'll be lost. You also need to know the basis of CGI scripting to know where the script is getting at. You may ask if you already should know all this to understand the book, why buy it? For the examples I guess, but don't buy it to learn is my suggestion. Get a Dummie's book for that. Then get this one as reference.
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Summary: a little out of date, but pretty good
Review: I'd written many complex CGI scripts using Perl before even buying this book, and the concepts in it are sound and well explained. My purpose for this book was to make the difficult transition from PERL-based CGI programming to C-based CGI, and this book definitely served the purpose well. My only two complaints are: 1) There aren't enough code examples per chapter (remember what I bought the book for), and 2) The material is woefully out of date. Still, I haven't seen anything better at CGI using C out there, and I've been looking for a long time.
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Summary: a little out of date, but pretty good
Review: Not a bad book at all, I bought this book when I didn't know either C or Perl, and man, I was confused. However, once I learned Perl (through another book) this made a lot more sense. If you want to design some CGI stuff, it certainly gets you in to the business quick, although do get ready for some concentration being needed because if, like me, you are a new Perl programmer, it'll catch you out.However, that was probably because I didn't know Perl much. Although it would be better to know C than Perl to read this book, (the writers preference I believe), it still does the business.
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Summary: Good, useful book if you already know C or Perl
Review: Not a bad book at all, I bought this book when I didn't know either C or Perl, and man, I was confused. However, once I learned Perl (through another book) this made a lot more sense. If you want to design some CGI stuff, it certainly gets you in to the business quick, although do get ready for some concentration being needed because if, like me, you are a new Perl programmer, it'll catch you out. However, that was probably because I didn't know Perl much. Although it would be better to know C than Perl to read this book, (the writers preference I believe), it still does the business.
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Summary: Good, but old. Needs to be updated.
Review: Those of us who participate in the CGI programming newsgroups know Thomas' reputation and it's steller. When this book was first released, it was the best book available, and it some ways it still is. But the current edition is showing its age. It doesn't cover many new CGI topics or concepts. I still use this book as a reference now and again, but I wouldn't buy it today.
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Summary: CGI Programming in C & Perl
Review: With many years of experience under my belt, i found this book to be easy. I'd written many complex cgi scripts using perl and c previous to this book, for many fortune 500 companies. They are much more complex than the ones "Dennis Chang" clamis to have written. The conepts in the book are sound but a little outdated. One major complaint is that there aren't enough code examples to look at while you are reading along. The bottom line, its a easy book to read that teaches sound principles for programming cgi in c, but remember you pay for what you get. So i recommend getting a more advanced book for when you master this one.
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