Html and Cgi Unleashed/Book and Cd-Rom [Paperback]

John December (Author), Mark Ginsburg (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1995

This text offers a comprehensive exposition of the techniques used to put information and information processing services onto the World Wide Web. It provides a complete reference to developing Web information services, covering the range of tools and how to create commercial-grade applications.

Editorial Reviews

Review

The Web Developer's Guide offers a comprehensive exposition of the techniques used to put information and information processing services on the World Wide Web. "Targeted to professional developers who need a detailed guide and have a basic understanding of programming. Provides a complete, detailed reference to developing Web information systems. Covers the full range of tools--HTML, CGI, Perl, C, editing and c". Covers the World Wide Web. -- HOWARD W SAMS & CO

From the Publisher

This is a comprehensive reference to Web publishing with HTML and CGI. - Targeted to professional developers who need a detailed guide and have a basic understanding of programming.

- Provides a complete, detailed reference to developing Web information systems.

- Covers the full range of tools HTML, CGI, Perl C, editing and conversion programs, and more and how to create commercial-grade Web Applications

Product Details

• Paperback: 800 pages
• Publisher: Pearson Education Ltd. (July 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0672307456
• ISBN-13: 978-0672307454
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.5 x 2.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #633,931 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Look elsewhere, October 17, 2001

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"therealdogbert" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Html and Cgi Unleashed/Book and Cd-Rom (Paperback)

I was looking for a book that would describe the HTML language and more importantly discuss writing CGI programs that interact with HTML. This book was not what I needed.

A simple search of the 16-page index shows the problems. There are no entries for 'cookies' or 'refresh' (as in client-side pull refresh), and the FORM HTML tag has a total of 3 pages referenced (hardly enough room to describe how to write forms). So if you're looking for detailed technical material, this isn't the book for you.

This book is useful as a broad-reaching primer about the internet, newsgroups, VMRL and many other obscure (and outdated) topics. But I think you would still do better elsewhere.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Definitely consider a different book..., July 24, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Html and Cgi Unleashed/Book and Cd-Rom (Paperback)

For a book that is supposed to be about HTML and CGI, this book spends most of the time talking about everythign BUT HTML and CGI. In fact, if you want to find a discussion of HTML and CGI in this book, you'll have to go lookiing for it.

I think the only reason this book sells is because people confuse this horrible book (HTML & CGI Unleashed) with a good book (HTML, Java, CGI, VRML, SGML Web Publishing Unleashed).

4.0 out of 5 stars Not quite the title, July 28, 1998

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Patty Kandiko (Oshkosh, Wisconsin United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Html and Cgi Unleashed/Book and Cd-Rom (Paperback)

This book on the cover seems to say that it will help you learn more HTML and CGI. It does show you some good code but I think this book is more of a reading book then a reference. In the beginning it tells you everything about the web you can think of. There is a lot of information that I did not know, but this book takes you where you have never been. I would recommend this book to the accomplished HTML person with medium CGI experience.