If you’re curious about what’s coming in JSP 2.0, you may find my new JSP 2.0 article series at ONJava.com interesting. Part 1 takes a look at the JSP 2.0 EL and the JSTL 1.1 EL functions. Future parts will explore other new features.
JavaServer Faces (JSF) is the latest addition to the Java web tier technology toolbox, allowing you to use a design model similar to the one used for traditional GUI programming for web application development.
I joined the JSF specification group about a year ago to help getting this specification done, and now we’re finally seeing the end of the tunnel.
In parallel with the specification work, I’ve been writing a book about JSF. It’s scheduled for release early 2004, but you can pre-order it now at Amazon.com and other online book stores.
The third edition of my JSP book is making its way through production and should be in the book stores sometime in December.
It covers the new JSP 2.0, JSTL 1.1 and Servlet 2.4 specifications (i.e., J2EE 1.4) with exiting new features such as tag files (JSP-like files for developing custom tags), use of the Expression Language in template text and any element attribute value, more powerful XML format support, and a simplified API for Java tag handlers.
You can pre-order the book now at Amazon.com and other online book stores.
Okay, this has nothing to do with the book or the site, but my friends Vesica Pisces’s new CD Halfway to Naked hit the stores today. It’s a great album, produced by Jack Douglas of Aerosmith (and many more) fame. If you like good ol’ down-to-earth rock, check it out at their web site.
Sun has released a pretty good set of Code Conventions for JSP. They are now included in the resource collection on this site.
Java Enterprise Best Practices (O’Reilly) has just been released. This book brings together practical tips based on the experience of O’Reilly writers such as Jason Hunter (servlets), Brett McLaughlin (XML) and George Reese (JDBC), and includes a JSP chapter by me. Buy it now at Amazon.com.
The third (and final) part of my article series about JSP Standard Tag Library (JSTL) 1.0 is now available at ONJava.com.
JavaServer Pages, Second Edition is now available online as part of O’Reilly’s Safari Bookshelf service.
The second part of my article series about JSP Standard Tag Library (JSTL) 1.0 is now available at ONJava.com.
The second edition of JavaServer Pages, (O’Reilly) was released this week and is now available for purchase in most book stores and online book web-stores.
The second edition is completely revised to cover JSP 1.2 and the JSP Standard Tag Library (JSTL) 1.0 specification.