* Shows Java Web developers how to develop Java-based Web applications using the framework, the popular open source Jakarta Struts * Sun Microsystems estimates that there are three million Java developers * According to the Apache Software Foundation, Struts is quickly growing in popularity among the Java community and is used by a number of high profile companies, including Ford, McDonald's, Citigroup, Bank of America, and Federal Express * Provide a quick "jump-start" the application for the novice up and running in a hurry * Check design a Model-View-Controller paradigm, exception handling, plug-ins, tag libraries, and the use of tiles to create a web page * After laying the groundwork, the authors apply the specifics of the Struts framework to a real-life, browser-based Web applications that can be modified for other types of data collection * Other topics include using Java Server Faces (JSF) with Struts, handling and validating application errors, securing Struts applications, and managing databases to store data for Struts applications