CGI Programming in C and Perl

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 416 pages
• Published by: Addison-Wesley Professional April 19, 1996
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0201422190
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0201422191
• Book Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 1.1 inches
• Weighs: 1.7 pounds

Product Review
Nicely balanced treatment of CGI programming in both C, which has distinct performance advantages, and Perl, currently the most popular language for CGI. Written by the long-time maintainer of the Usenet comp.infosystems.www FAQ (and fellow Seattleite), Thomas Boutell.

Product Description
An essential technical programming reference for Web sites. In concise, clear language, this book explains how to write CGI programs to implement dynamic documents that provide interactivity and multimedia features for Web sites using UNIX-based HTTP servers.

Reader Reviews
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.