JSP and Beyond

JSP and Beyond provides a matter-of-fact examination of web application development with Java Server Pages. The primer has been developed to provide an overview of the essential nuts and bolts of Java Server Pages (JSP), the plumbing that supports them and related technologies. From the humble beginnings of the Common Gateway Interface (CGI) to Ruby on Rails it examines how web application development technologies have evolved to give us a sense of where JSP stands in this evolution. It then dives into the specifics of Java application servers, development tools, a review of the Java runtime, a detailed review of JSP attributes, working with JDBC and databases, JavaServer Pages Standard Tag Library and more advanced features. JSP and Beyond finally culminates with an examination of a reference application and suggested next steps to learn more about the future of Java Server Pages and how they can be used to create solutions to business problems.