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Issue 197

From Issue #197
September 2010

Nov 01, 2010  By Christopher Schultz
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Linux's history as an enthusiast's playground has always made it a fun place to work for programmers. Combine the fun of Linux with the power of Java and JSP, and quickly build secure multi-tier Web applications using the latest technologies.
Conclusion

Adding Java to your repertoire for building Web applications gives you access to the built-in services guaranteed by the Servlet Specification as well as a plethora of high-quality third-party libraries. Servlet containers provide many services useful to your Web applications through simple configuration and/or APIs. Java Server Pages can be used to build complex Web pages quickly while avoiding business logic. The Servlets you write to implement your business logic have full access to many APIs for just about anything you can think of. The power of Java Web applications and the stability and scalability of Linux can be combined into a platform on which many high-quality on-line services are built, including mine. I hope I've given you a taste of how easy it is to create a robust and useful Java Web application using the tools provided by the Java Servlet Specification, and that you consider using Java for your next Web application.

Resources

Example Web Application for This Article: ftp.linuxjournal.com/pub/lj/listings/issue197/10810.tgz

Java Servlet Specification (version 2.5): jcp.org/aboutJava/communityprocess/mrel/jsr154/index2.html

JavaServer Pages Standard Tag Library: https://jstl.dev.java.net

Apache Tomcat Web Site: tomcat.apache.org

Christopher Schultz is the CTO of Total Child Health, Inc., a healthcare software company based in Baltimore, Maryland. He has been developing Web applications in Java since those words could reasonably be placed in the same sentence. He is an active member of the Apache Tomcat users' mailing list, and he is a committer on the Apache Velocity Project. He lives in Arlington, Virginia, with his wife Katrina, son Maxwell and dog Paddy.

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Helpful article.

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Submitted by Raymond (not verified) on Wed, 12/15/2010 - 17:42.

Thank you for bringing greater clarity to the Java Web world.

Cool article! Very insghtful.

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Submitted by Barbara (not verified) on Wed, 12/15/2010 - 16:03.

This is an insightful article that expands horizons for Java users!

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