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Summary: A "must have" for anyone new to CGI and/or Perl
Review: I found CGI Programming 101 a concise and practical introduction to the world of CGI programming and Perl. While written for the beginner CGI 101 tackles some difficult but powerful topics including SQL database programming, regular expressions, and UNIX commands. I like technical books that get to the point, are full of working example code, and are well supported by an associated web site. CGI 101 is such a book.
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Summary: Concise Introduction to CGI Concepts
Review: I found this book to be an extremely helpful reference. If I needed to do something quickly, I knew I could just look it up here. However, if you are looking for a comprehensive Perl tutorial, consider getting the "Learning Perl" O'Reilly book as well. I have found that these two books go well together - CGI 101 when I need a quick reference, and Learning Perl when I actually need to really understand the key elements of the script I'm writing.CGI 101 also offers a great introduction to MySQL database programming. If you're new to MySQL and plan to use it, use CGI 101 as your reference but pick up a copy of "MYSQL" by Paul DuBois as well. With these three books I have created an intranet that uses the Perl DBI to maintain an interactive, database-driven environment with approximately 225 users. It took me about a month. CGI 101 helped me out immensely along the way. 5 stars!
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Summary: Can't beat this if you want to start rightaway.
Review: I have only some basic programming experience. I wanted to go beyond HTML and bought some books including Perl & CGI for the WWW by Elizabeth Castro. CGI 101 does not waste any time getting you started. But the pace remains easy and steady. This book teaches with examples. The author does not explain all the theory behind Perl and the example scripts. But the examples are kept very simple and illustrate their point really well. Sometimes I did wish for a little more explanation of certain lines in the example scripts. But the author does not attempt to force too much on you all at once. Advanced topics are introduced by going back and applying them into the earlier basic scripts really beautifully. What's special about this book is that it keeps things so simple that you will just read and go "Aha! So that's how they do it." You will want to sit down and try out the examples straightaway. I was pleased to find out that this little book covers almost all the things you may want to do on your website including connecting and using databases. For a programming book I really enjoyed reading this one! Definitely worth more than the low price.
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Summary: A good book!
Review: I have read first six chapter online. I could not find a book such good as this one. It's easy to beginner. But I could not buy this book online...
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Summary: Best Concise Treatment Available
Review: I have spent approx. $500 on Perl/CGI books and I will tell you that this is the best concise treatment available. There is no other book that provides as good an overview without leaving out critical issues, such file locking and security considerations. It remains my most frequently used reference. It is very well written and it does not go into unnecessary details. My recommendation for anyone considering using Perl/CGI is to start with this book and then to build your library based on your specialized needs (algorithms, pattern matching, exotic data structures, etc). If all you wish to do is some solid Perl programming or to power up a basic web site, this is all you will need. Do not forget to look at the free preview chapters available at the author's web site. You will also find the code for all the examples there, which I have found myself constantly reusing.
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Summary: Good Book!
Review: I just visited the website of the book by chance where the first 6 chapters of the book are available as a PDF document. The book is very easy going and the narration pace is really good. Even though I read only 6 chapters I am sure that the rest of the book will be as good.
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Summary: Great and Comprehensive
Review: I needed to learn CGI scripting for the web in a hurry and this got me going. It took me from knowing very little about web scripting to having a good understanding and working knowledge of CGI.
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Summary: Not for Beginners at All
Review: I purchased this book because it claimed to be "the only book I'll ever need" and that I'll be "writing CGI's like a pro in no time." What I got out of it was nothing but frustrations. I was a true beginner (with Perl, not Unix) and I couldn't even begin writing my own code after reading this book. The author skips most of the fundamentals and leaves the reader confused about what to do next. My solution was to purchase the "PERL Programmer's Interactive Workbook"...by the time I reached chapter 6 I had a clear understanding of what CGI-101 attempted to teach and I was already writing my own code...skip this book if you care about learning.
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Summary: Very good book but incompatible
Review: I think Ms. Hamilton has writen a really good book, but the problem is, this book is not so Windows or Mac friendly, it is all explained to Linux or Unix. Anyway that book is excellent and very good for beginners (I recomend it). And I hope she creates another CGI 101 sequel. Thanks
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Summary: Good book but uncompatible
Review: I think Ms. Hamilton has writen a really good book, but the problem is, this book is not so Windows or Mac friendly, it is all explained to Linux or Unix. Anyway the author created an awesome book. And I hope she creates another CGI sequel. Thanks
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