Core Web Programming (2nd Edition)

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Summary: Great Programming Guide - Very Hands on
Review: This book is a great for beginner and intermediate Web programmers. Some advanced programmers might even get something out of it. In depth examples allow you to learn by reading and implementing code. The content packs several languages into one book. You can learn HTML, DHTML, XML, CGI, Java, JSP, and JavaScript all in one place, without having to buy one book for each. I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in learning Web Programming or learning more about Web Programming.

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Summary: Core Web Programming
Review: As a software engineer the number of books that I have to read to keep current is quite large. Core Web Programmining by Marty Hall was writen in an easy to read style that combined good text with good code examples. A reader with no knowledge of programming web pages would be able to follow and start to write their own pages very rapidly. This book is a good learning text and certainly would be an added advantage to a class room regardless of the technical knowledge of the students.

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Summary: only book that covers CGI, browser-server conversation
Review: I looked in hundreds of books until I found this one that explains how browsers and servers talk to each other. Now I can easily write programs that automate tasks that browsers do, and I can write tasks that talk to browsers. It is a FAT book. It aims to be an all in one. It needs to be rewritten to include the JDK 2 1.3 level features, but the core material still works. This book is full of information you won't find anywhere else. It has plenty of COMPLETE examples you can type and run, even if you don't fully understand them at first.