Computing

• CGI Programming on the World Wide Web by Shishir Gundavaram (1996)

  [7/10]

  "This book offers a comprehensive explanation of the Common Gateway Interface (CGI). Nearly all of the examples in the book are Perl scripts, so you can use most of these examples directly on your server."

• CVS Pocket Reference by Gregor N. Purdy (2000)

  [6/10]

  "A handy and quick tool that answers almost all everyday questions a CVS user might have, but it probably doesn't give enough information for administrators."

• DocBook: The Definitive Guide by Norman Walsh, Leonard Muellner (1999)

  [6/10]

  "DocBook provides a markup language that tags text based on content rather than on final appearance."

• HTML: The Definitive Guide by Chuck Musciano, Bill Kennedy (1998)

  [9/10]

  "This book describes every feature of HyperText Markup Language (HTML) -- such as cascading style sheets, forms, tables, and frames--and all of the extensions to HTML that are included in Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer."

• In the Beginning . . . Was the Command Line by Neal Stephenson (1999)

  [5/10]

  "An interesting personal essay that documents Stephenson's personal choice for his computer operating system, explaining his progression from raw command line, to Macintosh, to Linux, and finally to BeOS."

• Instant Java by John A. Pew (1997)

  [5/10]

  "If you want to create dynamic HTML elements such as animated text and graphics, slide shows, and audio clips, you will find everything you need in this book, including complete Java programs on a CD-ROM."

• Java 1.1: The Complete Reference by Patrick Naughton, Herbert Schildt (1997)

  [7/10]

  "If you want to learn how to use Java, this book is an excellent resource."

• Java Class Libraries, The: An Annotated Reference by Patrick Chan, Rosanna Lee (1996)

  [8/10]

  "The Java Class Libraries: An Annotated Reference includes detailed descriptions of all of the Java class libraries and hundreds of sample programs showing you how to implement various features of the objects and methods found in these class libraries."

• JavaScript: The Definitive Guide by David Flanagan (1998)

  [7/10]

  "JavaScript: The Definitive Guide thoroughly describes the JavaScript language. Nearly every page includes sample code that illustrates each aspect of JavaScript."

• Programming Perl by Larry Wall, Tom Christiansen, Randal L. Schwartz (1996)

  [8/10]

  "Programming Perl is the authoritative work on using the Perl language, which you would expect since Larry Wall, the inventor of Perl, is one of the authors."

  Average score: 6.80