Chapter 7. Developing Servlets Using IBM WebSphere Studio Application Developer

In the previous chapter, we learned the basics of HTTP and servlets. Now it's time to put these concepts to work. Java servlets are one of the simplest ways to extend the capabilities of a Web server with business-specific behavior. To build, deploy, and test servlets, it helps to understand how to use the available tools effectively, in particular, WebSphere Studio Application Developer (WSAD) and other products in the WebSphere Studio product family as described in Chapter 2.

WSAD is a collection of tools to provide a workbench tailored to the development of Web, J2EE, and Web services-based applications. In this chapter, you will learn how to develop servlets using ...

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