6.3. Rapid development using JSP

The techniques described in this chapter are not intended to be used in JSPs that run in production-level systems. Rather, these techniques can be used to speed the development of Web applications using JSPs.

Of course, to develop and debug Java code you generally need an industrial-strength Java IDE such as VisualAge for Java which has many useful capabilities including a scrapbook and object inspectors. Most of the time you’re better off using VisualAge for Java’s functionality to develop and test your Web application. There will be times, however, that JSP can take on the role of inspector, scrapbook and general debugger.

6.3.1. JSP as scrapbook

The scrapbook window in VisualAge for Java is one of the most ...

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