"Perl & CGI For The World Wide Web"
Remember the discussion some months ago about what a horrible book this was? Well, I've been exchanging emails with the author since slagging her off big-time on Amazon. Somehow I've managed to make her thing that my input is useful and I've just received a copy of the second edition of the book. * Every example uses /usr/bin/perl -wT * Every example uses strict (and, therefore, my) * Every example used CGI::param I consider this a massive improvement. Dave... p.s Oh, and the acknowledgements page lists "Dave Cross, who not only pointed out the problems, but also helped me solve them" :)
Re: "Perl & CGI For The World Wide Web"
Dave Cross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Remember the discussion some months ago about what a horrible book this > was? > > Well, I've been exchanging emails with the author since slagging her off > big-time on Amazon. Somehow I've managed to make her thing that my input > is useful and I've just received a copy of the second edition of the book. So how are the kiddiez taking it? -- Dave Hodgkinson, http://www.hodgkinson.org Editor-in-chief, The Highway Star http://www.deep-purple.com Interim CTO, web server farms, technical strategy
Re: "Perl & CGI For The World Wide Web"
On Sat, Jun 09, 2001 at 12:10:08PM +0100, Dave Hodgkinson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Dave Cross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Remember the discussion some months ago about what a horrible book this > > was? > > > > Well, I've been exchanging emails with the author since slagging her off > > big-time on Amazon. Somehow I've managed to make her thing that my input > > is useful and I've just received a copy of the second edition of the book. > > So how are the kiddiez taking it? No response so far. I'll keep you posted :) Dave...
Re: "Perl & CGI For The World Wide Web"
On Sat, Jun 09, 2001 at 12:16:03PM +0100, Dave Cross wrote: > Remember the discussion some months ago about what a horrible book this > was? > > Well, I've been exchanging emails with the author since slagging her off > big-time on Amazon. Somehow I've managed to make her thing that my input > is useful and I've just received a copy of the second edition of the book. > [snip] > > Dave... > > p.s Oh, and the acknowledgements page lists "Dave Cross, who not only pointed > out the problems, but also helped me solve them" :) Could this be love? ;) jp
Re: "Perl & CGI For The World Wide Web"
On Sat, 9 Jun 2001, Dave Cross wrote: > Remember the discussion some months ago about what a horrible book this > was? > > Well, I've been exchanging emails with the author since slagging her off > big-time on Amazon. Somehow I've managed to make her thing that my input > is useful and I've just received a copy of the second edition of the book. > I consider this a massive improvement. Huzzah! Next stop, world domination. *muahahaha* L. "We want our nebula back and we want it now."
Re: "Perl & CGI For The World Wide Web"
> > I consider this a massive improvement. The mere fact that Perl and CGI are actually differentiated in the title is a marvel in and of itself. Thank God for small miracles. Daniel Packer
