JSP Weekend Crash Course (With CD-ROM) (Paperback)

by Andrew Utter (Author), Geremy Kawaller (Author), Bill Massie (Author) "Java Server Pages (JSP) enable the separation of presentation logic from business logic..." (more)
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Product Description
Learn JSP fast! With JSP Weekend Crash Course, you can get up to speed on developing dynamic Web sites using Java Server Pages in a single weekend! JSP Weekend Crash Course explains how to use Java Server Pages to deliver dynamic web content. It explains client-server architecture, installing a JSP development environment, and how to write JSP servlets. Other important topics include: handling exceptions and errors in JSP; effectively using JSP with Java Beans, XML, and JavaScript; tracking users with sessions and cookies; and using the JDBC to set up, connect, and access a database from a JSP web page.

From the Back Cover
Get Up to Speed on JSP — in a Weekend! The big day is Monday — the day you get to show off what you know about JavaServer Pages. The problem is, you're not really up to speed. Maybe it's been a while since you've worked with JSP. Or maybe you just like a challenge. In any event, we've got a solution for you —JSP Weekend Crash Course. Open the book Friday evening, and on Sunday afternoon, after completing 30 fast, focused sessions, you'll be able to jump right in and start creating dynamic Web content. It's as simple as that. The Curriculum Friday Evening: 4 Sessions, 2 Hours

• JSP Overview/Web Architecture Explained
• Installing and Configuring the JSP Development Environment
• Servlets: An Introduction
• JSP and HTML Combined

Saturday Morning: 6 Sessions, 3 Hours

• Using JSP Scriptlets
• The JSP Page Directive
• HTML Forms: A Walkthrough
• Working with Form Data in JSP
• Using an Editor to Develop JSP
• Handling Exceptions and Errors in JSP/Debugging

Afternoon: 6 Sessions, 3 Hours

• Introduction to Java Beans
• Java Beans and JSP
• Advanced Techniques for Working with Beans
• JSP and Javascript
• Tracking Users with Cookies

Evening: 4 Sessions, 2 Hours

• Building a Shopping Cart
• Includes and Forwards
• HTTP Requests and Responses
• Introduction to JDBC

Sunday Morning: 6 Sessions, 3 Hours

• SQL
• Connecting to a Database
• Advanced Techniques for Working with JDBC
• JSP Application Architecture: The Model-View-Controller Pattern
• XML Described
• XML and JSP

Afternoon: 4 Sessions, 2 Hours

• Working with Tag Libraries
• Tag Libraries: Attributes and Tag Bodies
• Tag Libraries: Bodies
• The Struts Framework

CD-ROM Includes:

• All sample code from the book
• Assessment software
• Jakarta Tomcat, a JSP-enabled Web server

System Requirements:

• PC running Windows 95 or later, Windows NT 4 or later. See the About the CD appendix for details and complete system requirements.
  
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Product Details

• Paperback: 333 pages
• Publisher: Wiley Publishing (January 15, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764547968
• ISBN-13: 978-0764547966
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,735,466 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly good!, July 17, 2001

By	Patrick Kellogg - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The book is well worth it, if you can overlook the many incorrect screen captures. I didn't find mistakes in the code, though, so I'm happy. It certainly will get you up to speed quickly on jsp, so it succeeds. The first chapter is a rough read, but it gets better. It's evident the authors know what they're doing because they present good stuff in a concise manner. There's not a lot of lard in this book. It's the best of the series so far.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars ... Not Worth the Paper It's Printed On, June 16, 2003

By	Billy Duke "squagmire" (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I'm halfway through this book, and I doubt I'm going to make it to the end. If I hadn't used JSP in the past (I was hoping for a refresher course), I would have been irretrievably lost by the second chapter. Not only are there errors in almost every code sample so far, but the paragraphs surrounding and pertaining to the code often don't match up with it, and even worse, much of the code on the CD-ROM doesn't match up with either. I've spent most of my time attempting to correct the authors' mistakes, just to get the examples to work. Obviously rushed into print without having been proofread, in the hopes of snaring readers who didn't feel like paying double for a REAL reference volume.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars OK but many typos and wrong screen captures., November 26, 2003

By	"joanim" (Fort Lauderdale, FL) - See all my reviews

The book was helpful in giving an overall flow of how to use JSP to get the big picture. The typos were distracting and the wrong screen captures and references to wrong file names made it hard to follow examples. Didn't anyone proof this book? It is a bit out of date and I would not have bought it if I knew this. However, it did have redeeming points.