The JSP Advantage
JSP combines the most important features found in the alternatives:
JSP supports both scripting- and element-based dynamic content, and allows developers to create custom tag libraries to satisfy application-specific needs.
JSP pages are compiled for efficient server processing.
JSP pages can be used in combination with servlets that handle the business logic, the model favored by Java servlet template engines.
In addition, JSP has a couple of unique advantages that make it stand out from the crowd:
JSP is a specification, not a product. This means vendors can compete with different implementations, leading to better performance and quality. It also leads to a less obvious advantage, namely that when so many companies have invested time and money in the technology, chances are it will be around for a long time, with reasonable assurances that new versions will be backward compatible; with a proprietary technology, this is not always a given.
JSP is an integral part of J2EE, a complete platform for enterprise class applications. This means that JSP can play a part in the simplest applications to the most complex and demanding.
Get JavaServer Pages, 3rd Edition now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
