Audience
This book is for anyone interested in using JSP technology to develop web applications. In particular, it is written to help the two types of people commonly involved in the development of a JSP-based application:
- Page authors
Page authors primarily develop the web interface to an application. This group uses HTML, stylesheets, and client-side code to develop a rich user interface, and wants to learn how to use JSP elements in web pages to interact with the server components of the application, such as databases and Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB).
- Java programmers
Java programmers are comfortable with the Java programming language and Java servlets. This group is interested in learning how to develop JSP components that page authors can use in web pages, such as JSP custom actions and JavaBeans, and how to combine JSP with other Java server-side technologies, such as servlets and EJB.
This book is structured into three parts, which I describe shortly, to make it easier to find the material you are most interested in.
What You Need to Know
It’s always hard to assume how much you, as the reader, already know. For this book, it was even harder, since the material is intended for two audiences: page authors and programmers.
I have assumed that anyone reading this book has experience with HTML; consequently, I will not explain the HTML elements used in the examples. But even if you’re an HTML wiz, this may be your first exposure to dynamic web content and web applications. A thorough ...
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