From: Fred <nospam@...>
Date: 2008-04-26T01:20:06+09:00
Subject: Re: Books -  Ruby - Mechanize - HTTP

James Britt schreef:
> Fred wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> Anybody knows a good book with examples to understand Mechanize and the 
>> HTTP protocols (GET and POST)?
>>
>> I don't understand it and i can't find the right books about these 
>> topics specific.
> 
> I am unaware of any book covering Mechanize.
> 
> I wrote up some of my experiences using Mechanize here:
> 
>      http://www.jamesbritt.com/2007/4/8/how-i-did-it-rubystuff-com
> 
> but the details on the Mechanize API may be somewhat dated.
> 
> 
> I've found Web Client Programming with Perl to be very helpful:
> 
>     http://www.oreilly.com/openbook/webclient/
> 
> 
> It's free online, and despite using Perl the examples are useful and the 
> appendices very informative.
> 
> 
> There are also the various HTTP RFCs, too.
> 
> 
> 

Thank you James