Newbie's 1st Web App decisions!

Scrumpy reply at in_newsgroup.tks
Mon Apr 8 17:45:30 EDT 2002


"Steve Holden" <sholden at holdenweb.com> wrote in
news:p4is8.795$eJ6.210 at atlpnn01.usenetserver.com: 

>> As far as books are concerned (a must) I'm thinking of buying
>> Web Programming in Python (this is written partly(?) by the folks
>> from the Slither project).
>> http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0130410659/qid=1017861581/sr=1-
>> 3/ref=sr_1_3/104-5555059-2897528
>>
> I can recommend this one, as the author is a close personal friend ;-)
> But, to set the record straight, apart from small acknowledged
> contributions, the writing (and therefore the mistakes) are all mine
> apart from David Beazley's contribution of the three XML chapters.

Nice try Steve but this isn't your book! The name is similar though :)

[snip]

> If you already have a server, just start writing CGI scripts for it.
> There is a LOT of material on the web explaining how to do this.
> 
> Once you are familiar with web technologies, then pick up Webware or
> similar and start to build applications using your framework of
> choice. Come to c.l.py with questions!

I think you're right. I was originally considering something along the 
lines of jumping into the deepend before learning to swim!

[snip]

> "Python Web Programming" is intended to explain enough of the
> technology, in enough detail, that you can build web systems in Python
> without having to use an external server. It doesn't try to argue that
> this is always the best way to go, though.

...and the (book) final is between "Python Web Programming" and the Slither 
folks' "Web Programming in Python"!! =)

She loves me, she loves me not, she... Geez, if I can't make up my mind 
about which book to buy, there's no hope for me, hehe ;-)

Cheers,
Scrumpy :)



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