great intro. to perl
this was my very first Perl book and it taught me a lot of basic stuff that i still use now eventhough i don't use Perl anymore :) I'd still recommend it and I love the Visual Quickstart Guides!
Birds Friend or foe
In the movie "The birds" I found that it was interesting to the point to where you did not know what the birds would do next, or who was going to be there next victim. The actors who played the characters (Rod Taylor as Mitch Brenner, Tippi Hendren as Melanie Daniels and Jessica Tandy as Lydia Brenner and many more) did a fine job of acting for their time, however if the movie were based in today's time they would probably not have been as well recognized for this particular movie.
The setting is in Bodega Bay and San Francisco which are located in California. There they were brutally attacked by several different types of birds all trying to do one thing get some sort of revenge. During these attacks many people were killed because of the crazy stages these birds were going through. It leaves you hanging the whole time to try to figure out why the birds want to commit such hideous crimes. What could possibly cause them to do such horrible things?
I thought the movie was well thought out but after reading the short story "The Birds" it makes you wander what similarities there were between the two, I can answer that question none. If the movie had been more like the book it would not have been as exciting. I thought that the book was good but was a little boring compared to the movie.
If you get the chance I suggest you read and watch the "The Birds." For they both have interesting point of views.
MCHS-SLC
Birds Friend or foe
In the movie "The birds" I found that it was interesting to the point to where you did not know what the birds would do next, or who was going to be there next victim. The actors who played the characters (Rod Taylor as Mitch Brenner, Tippi Hendren as Melanie Daniels and Jessica Tandy as Lydia Brenner and many more) did a fine job of acting for their time, however if the movie were based in today's time they would probably not have been as well recognized for this particular movie.
The setting is in Bodega Bay and San Francisco which are located in California. There they were brutally attacked by several different types of birds all trying to do one thing get some sort of revenge. During these attacks many people were killed because of the crazy stages these birds were going through. It leaves you hanging the whole time to try to figure out why the birds want to commit such hideous crimes. What could possibly cause them to do such horrible things?
I thought the movie was well thought out but after reading the short story "The Birds" it makes you wander what similarities there were between the two, I can answer that question none. If the movie had been more like the book it would not have been as exciting. I thought that the book was good but was a little boring compared to the movie.
If you get the chance I suggest you read and watch the "The Birds." For they both have interesting point of views.
MCHS-SLC
Excellent starter; useful reference into intermediate level
This is a great book for the intermediate to well-seasoned HTML coder who is looking to explore server-side scripting. Experience with regular programming helps to pick up the language even more quickly, although it is certainly not necessary. Having been introduced to the many uses of Perl/CGI after installing and using several scripts like those on the CGI Resource Index (http://www.cgi-resources.com), I was well aware of the practicality of what I was learning (after reading to chapter 3, I began writing Perl with a purpose, using the book only as a reference). I'm now very comfortable with the language, and have moved on to more advanced projects (and, consequently, more advanced resources). I HIGHLY recommend this book, as well as others in the Visual Quickstart series (especially those written by Elizabeth Castro).
Don't buy this book.
The book purports to be a visual quickstart guide. However, you will need a microscope to view the examples; which after close examination, you will find to be the same examples you can get for free on-line. The extensive use of deprecated code is more than just annoying, especially the code that was deprecated prior to publishing. The publishers should have caught that. Get the O'Reilly book instead: the one with the mouse on the cover.
