Beginning JSP 2: From Novice to Professional

After reading this book, you'll be able to do a whole lot more.

— Dirk Schreckmann, JavaRanch Sheriff and Journal Editor

Let Beginning JSP 2 be your guide as you begin using JSP. This comprehensive guide starts by steering you through your first JSP application. It reviews HTML, and provides you with a useful overview of JSP. Youll then be ready to start learning one of the core techniques in JSP: pulling data from a database and working with that data.

When youve mastered this technique, youll be ready to branch out powerfully into other JSP topics: variables, scope, flow control, and code reuse for productive time management. Finally, the book shows you how you can use JSP with XML and gives you a taste of some advanced topics, including using Struts and the Model View Controller.

This books step-by-step examples explain the techniques behind the code. The authors include realistic scenarios wherever possible to build your knowledge and confidence in JSP. After reading this book, youll have the knowledge and skills to enter the web development and Java development industries. All you need to begin this journey is a basic understanding of HTML and Java.

About The Author
Peter den Haan is a senior systems engineer at Objectivity Ltd., a UK-based systems integration company. He began to program at the age of 13 on a Radio Shack TRS-80 model I with 16KB of memory, and he has since progressed to J2EE systems architect and lead developer for Internet and intranet projects for clients ranging from the UK Football Association Premier League to Shell Finance. Peter is a Sun Certified Java 2 Developer, former JavaRanch bartender, and self-confessed geek. He holds a doctorate in theoretical physics and plays bass in his local worship band.

Vikram Goyal is a serious Java developer with over eight years' of experience. Vikram is excited about J2ME and its prospects. He is an experienced writer and has published several well-known books in the industry. Vikram coauthored Beginning JSP 2, Second Edition with Apress, as well other titles from other well-known publishers.

Lance Lavandowska has been working with JavaServer Pages since 1998. He has contributed to several Apache Jakarta projects, the Castor project, and the Roller weblogger project. Lance has also served as a technical reviewer on several JSP books and is a coauthor of Professional JSP Site Design.

Sathya Narayana Panduranga is a software design engineer living in the software capital of India, Bangalore. He has expertise in Microsoft and Java technologies, and has worked in the domains of the Internet, telecom, and convergence. His favorite areas of interest are distributed and component-based application architectures, and object-oriented analysis and design. Contributing to a range of technical articles and books is a hobby that gives him the immense satisfaction of being able to share his knowledge.

Krishnaraj Perrumal is founder and director of Adarsh Softech. He has successfully developed and managed a number of software projects and e-projects, and his programming experience spans 15 years. He regularly gives presentations on Java technology, XML, information systems security, and audit. He is a Sun Certified Java Programmer, a Certified Novell Netware Engineer, and a Certified Information Systems Auditor. Currently, he spends most of his time providing consultancy and solutions for computer security, in addition to web development. IT constitutes both his profession and his hobby.

Reader Reviews
The directory structure described in 1st chapter doesn't fit Tomcat's directory structure. The text description is correct, but the screen shot is wrong. Also in 1st chapter, the JAR files that should be included in PATH variable also have the wrong name. This is very low-level mistakes. The 2nd chapter reviews HTML. Well, it is rather confusing than helpful. Then in Chapter 4 the author talks about database and tries to explain Normalization. I'd rather the author skips on this topic because he/she seems just lack of ability to explain things in the clear way. I bought this book to learn JSP, not to compose an errata for the author. I believe most readers don't like to do that either. If you would like avoid unnecessary headache, look else where.