Web Development with Java Server Pages

From the Publisher: Dynamic content-personalized, customized, and up-to-the-minute-is a key component of site development on the World Wide Web today. Java Server Pages (JSP) is a new server-side technology for generating dynamic content in Web pages and other on-line applications. This guide to JSP covers all aspects of development for the new versions of the JSP and Servlet specifications (1.2 and 2.3, respectively). The many new features introduced in these versions are discussed, including servlet filters and enhancements to the API for JSP Tag Libraries. The interaction between JSP and other J2EE technologies, such as Enterprise JavaBeans, are also covered, as are comparisons to similar dynamic content systems including CGI, Active Server Pages, Cold Fusion, and PHP. Author Biography: Duane K. Fields is a certified Java programmer who has led Web projects at Netscape and IBM. He lives in Austin, Texas. Mark A. Kolb is a former rocket scientist and recipient of a NASA Space Act award. He now focuses on Web-based applications and serves on the JSP standard tag library expert group under Sun Microsystems' Java Community Process. He lives in Round Rock, Texas.