JavaServer Pages, 3rd Edition

Acknowledgments for Third Edition

Another year has passed, and another version of the JSP specification has made its way through the Java Community Process. The new features added to the new specification so dramatically change how JSP pages are created that we felt that a new major version number was in order, so the latest version is JSP 2.0. Along with JSP 2.0, JSTL Version 1.1 has also been released to align the standard libraries with JSP 2.0. I’ve added a new chapter, extended others, and revised the rest of the book to cover all the new stuff and to take advantage of the significant improvements in JSP 2.0. I hope you’ll enjoy both the book and the new features.

As with the preceding editions of the book, I have many people to thank. First of all, thanks to the people who helped me review the book: Steve Bang, Janne Andersson, Roger Bjärevall, and Mark Roth. I know how busy you all are, so I’m very grateful that you made the time to give me such valuable feedback.

Many thanks also to my new editor, Brett McLaughlin (I wonder why they keep assigning me a new editor for each edition); to the hardworking JSP and JSTL specification leads—Mark Roth, Eduardo Pelegri-Llopart, and Pierre Delisle—and my fellow specification group members; to all readers for your accolades and feedback; and to the O’Reilly staff that turns my writing into a real book.

Finally thanks for all the support from family and friends, for being able to live a life that makes this possible, and for Friday nights ...