Core Servlets and JavaServer Pages (Java 2 Enterprise Edition Series)

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Marty Hall

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Pages: 608 (Paperback)

ISBN: 0130893404

Pub: Prentice Hall

Pub date: 2000-06-07

Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 104411

Editorial Review:

Aimed at those with some previous Java experience, Core Servlets and JavaServer Pages covers all you need to know to create effective Web applications using server-side Java. Combining plenty of practical advice with detailed information on these APIs, this book provides both the necessary background on Web programming and how to use Java effectively to power your Web site.
Similar in spirit to the author's previous title, Core Web Programming, which covered the disparate tools and technologies for successful Web development centred on Java/CGI/JavaScript, this newer book covers all the APIs and standards you'll need to work with today's Java 2 standard. This means a solid tour of servlets and JavaServer Pages (JSPs), but also related standards like HTML forms and JDBC for database programming. The hands-on approach here means there are tips for installing and configuring today's Java platforms (including Apache's free Tomcat servlet package).
For sample programs, this text shows off an e-commerce online travel web application, as well as more theoretical (but still interesting) examples using large prime numbers. The author--a physicist and accomplished teacher--makes use of many of his skills here with a lively and effective presentation.
The second half of the book explains JSPs (which simplify using servlets through embedded Java statements in HTML). A standout chapter here explains how to combine servlets with JSPs to create maintainable Web sites with plenty of dynamic content. Sections on database programming with JDBC are supplemented by a discussion of connection pooling (including a custom class for better performance).
With its tour of the essential APIs and design techniques, Core Servlets and JavaServer Pages delivers what every programmer needs to know to use Java effectively for the Internet. It's a great choice for anyone wants to take advantage of the latest standards from Sun for serious Java web development. --Richard Dragan, Amazon.com
Topics covered:

Overview of Java servlets and JavaServer Pages (JSPs)
servlets vs. CGI and ASPs
survey of servlet products
installation and configuration hints
the servlet life cycle
initialisation parameters
debugging tips
submitting and processing form variables
HTTP request and response headers,
session tracking with servlets
JSP scripting elements and attributes
including files, using applets, JavaBeans and tag libraries with JSPs
strategies for combining servlets and JSPs effectively
database and JDBC tutorial

Reader Reviews:

Good attempt to unite JSP, Servlets and Beans (3/4 people found this helpful)

First of all I have to admit that this is a very good book among those of a kind. By sorting the chapters in a progressive learning manner, nevertheless giving a consistent information for each technology approached, the book is very useful for both beginner and experienced developers.What is remarkable is that Marty exposed a technique to merge the three Java technologies(JSP, Servlets and Beans), however the book misses the exposition of the MVC (Model-View-Controller) architecture which stands as a basis for this technique.

Good overview (1/3 people found this helpful)

Core Servlets is a fine introduction and overview of servlet & jsp technology. Marty Hall manages to cover a lot of ground, my only criticism is that he doesn't go into enough detail. This makes it a good book to learn from, but not such a good reference.

Very Disappointing - an exact replica of a different title (4/12 people found this helpful)

After reading the book "Core Web Programming 2nd Edition (CWP)"
from the same author, I was very excited and looking for a more detailed
coverage of Servlets and JSP.
But I was very disappointed when I realized that,
The content of this book is an EXACT! replica of CWP.
I couldn't believe that most part of the book 99% is an straight cut
and paste with just a few changes in the page numbering.
This can't be true, well maybe the examples in this are fully covered,
guess what NOT at all.
There is one example of integrating Servlets and JSP
and is not covered from begining to end, EXACTLY as in CWP.
My advise is, if you have "Core Web Programming 2ndE (cheaper)" then
DO NOT buy "Core Servlets and JSP"...
I can undertand repeating things when you write a 2nd edition
of the same book, but in this case these are completely two Different Titles,
don't waste your time and money...

Absolutely the Best Servlet / JSP book around! (1/2 people found this helpful)

There are loads of books of similar topics in the market, but you can't find a better one -- the usefulness and depth of details is just amazing if you consider the size of the book! I've got some books double of its weight yet with far less substance. Most important of all, the concise and no-nonsense style of writing makes you feel extremely easy and efficient to absorb the material inside. I borrowed this book from my friend and now I regret buying other nuff books myself!

A must have! (0/1 people found this helpful)

Marty Hall's coreservlets book is quite simply the clearest and best value for money computing book I have ever purchased. The writing is comprehensive with no "padding", giving you all the information you need in a logical and straight forward manner. He also provides loads of practical, real-world tips for the development of web applications with servlets and JSP.

If you need to know about servlets and JSP, and how to make them work together BUY IT.