Core Servlets and JavaServer Pages™

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Chapter 1. OVERVIEW OF SERVLETS AND JAVASERVER PAGES

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What servlets are
When and why you would use servlets
What JavaServer Pages are
When and why you would use JSP
Obtaining the servlet and JSP software
Software installation and setup

This chapter gives a quick overview of servlets and JavaServer Pages (JSP), outlining the major advantages of each. It then summarizes how to obtain and configure the software you need to write servlets and develop JSP documents.

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