Very Computer

Greetings, High Minds of the FreeBSD Collective:

  I am interested in a number of things, and I wonder if anyone can give me
  some pointers on books, web sites, etc. that are helpful and have some
  examples on the following topics:

 1. Perl (what is the difference between Perl and Python? Pros and cons of
 each?)
 2. mpeg audio, video, and wave files programming
 3. I can program network, and I am trying to write a program to
 automatically download stuff, but some web sites require users to click a
 round button to indicate a choice and then click another button to display
 the file. I figure this is CGI. Any good hints on automatically downloading
 stuff from CGI sites?

  Thanks for any suggestions.

vector sigma

Greetings, High Minds of the FreeBSD Collective:

  I am interested in a number of things, and I wonder if anyone can give me
  some pointers on books, web sites, etc. that are helpful and have some
  examples on the following topics:

 1. Perl (what is the difference between Perl and Python? Pros and cons of
 each?)
 2. mpeg audio, video, and wave files programming
 3. I can program network, and I am trying to write a program to
 automatically download stuff, but some web sites require users to click a
 round button to indicate a choice and then click another button to display
 the file. I figure this is CGI. Any good hints on automatically downloading
 stuff from CGI sites?

  Thanks for any suggestions.

vector sigma

Greetings:

  Thanks for the suggestions.

Quote:> Are you trying to start a flamewar ?

  No flame. Flame war is counterproductive and is an impediment to progress
  and sharing of ideas.

vector sigma

On Wed, 14 Nov 2001 03:42:33 GMT

        Agreed. FYI programming language comparisons can be even more
effective at fanning flames than OS comparisons. Best thing is to try
them and see how you like them.

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