© Luciano Manelli and Giulio Zambon 2020
L. Manelli, G. ZambonBeginning Jakarta EE Web Developmenthttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-5866-8_1

1. Introducing JSP and Tomcat

Luciano Manelli1  and Giulio Zambon2
(1)
Taranto, Italy
(2)
Harrison, ACT, Australia
 

Web applications (together with apps) can be considered the cornerstone of the modern technology both in private and government organizations. In fact, by interacting with a remote server, it is possible to find the needed information or to purchase something online and, in general, to use many services for your job or your personal life.

Every time you type something into a web form, an application “out there” interprets your request and prepares a web page to respond. To understand web applications ...

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