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Scripting Languages: Automating the Web: World Wide Web Journal: Volume 2, Issue 2
Scripting Languages Automating the Web World Wide Web Journal Volume 2 Issue 2 Author:Shishir Gundavaram, Ron Petrusha, Lincoln Stein, Clinton Wong, et al. In spite of all the power built into popular web utilities, the informality, ease, and rapid development cycle of scripting languages make them well suited to the constant change common to most web sites. Scripting Languages: Automating the Web guides users and developers in choosing and deploying scripting solutions. Within the web ... more »client user interface are articles on JavaScript, Python, and VBScript. Within the web server programming interface are articles on exploring CGI with Perl, why WIN-CGI, and LWP library modules for WWW access in Perl. As a back-end gateway to other services are articles on World Wide Web gateways and web database connectivity with scripting. In addition, this issue examines the web-wide impact of Perl as the scripting language of choice for webmasters everywhere, with an in-depth article featuring Perl developers Larry Wall and Tom Christiansen.« less