Creating Cool Web Pages With Perl

By Jerry Muelver

People need to have their Web pages stand out from the crowd. HTML is relatively easy but limited, resulting in a lot of similar-looking Web pages. With Perl, any Web-page builder can create more... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764530186
• ISBN13: 9780764530180
• Release Date: August 1996
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Length: 397 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.8" x 1.3" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

i rate this 4 and a half

ok i just started perl and this is my first perl book. note: its a little old(1996) k

A good book for getting started with CGI & Perl

This book succeeds in accomplishing what it sets out to do-get beginners started with Perl CGI programming. It did that for me. The writing style is folksy and easy to read. There are plenty of examples and most of the explanations are clear. I don't give it a 10 because there are a couple of drawbacks. At times, too many new concepts are mixed together in the code examples and presented to the reader to sort out on his or her own. I think this is forgivable considering that the author was under space constraints. In the end, I was able to sort out all the examples. The other drawback is that there are a number of errors in the program listings. This problem, however, is well addressed at the book's web site (www.hytext.com/coolperl/index.html) where fixes, updates and links to other Perl resources are posted. The web site adds a great deal of value to the book. One of its best features is the bulletin board where you can communicate with the author. He was very responsive to my questions. No, the book isn't perfect, but yes, I recommend it.

SUMMARY: IT WON'T MAKE YOU SICK.<br>

I've purchased several books on CGI and PERL. I'm *not* a programmer and Mr. Muelver's book is an *excellent* resource for those of us suddenly thrust into programming by way of wanting Cool Web Pages. The book is well-written -- which means to me that it's intelligent, packed with information, and funny -- *without* being condescending, or worse yet, *cute*. Not to mention the fact that it's the only CGI/PERL purchase I made which *didn't* send me to the medicine cabinet looking for either aspirin (to cure the headache created by techno- horrible writing) or seltzer (to cure the nausea created by the "We treat you like you're a three-year old" writing). If you're going to buy only one book on CGI/PERL, make it this one. If you're going to buy several, make this one first. Claire Amundsen (commspec@cashgraf.com)

Excellent!

This book should be standard issue for anyone out there who wants to get a grasp of Perl without getting buried in egg-head talk! I warmly recommend it to beginners and anyone else, as even the more expert among us could learn something from this lucid and friendly book. Buy now.