It equips you with the tools, techniques, and understanding you need to develop web applications with JSP and Java servlet. The new features of JSP 2.0 and Servlet 2.4 specification makes web application development easier than ever before. In addition, by also using the JSP Standard Tag Library (JSTL), you'll never use Java scriptlet or write spaghetti code again. Beyond covering JSP and Servlet APIs, this book shows you how to choose and implement the best persistence option for your web applications, how to secure your website against malicious attack and accidental misuse, how to improve the performance and scalability of your JSP page, and how to architect and design Your application is reliable, stable, and maintained through the use of design patterns and best practices. Finally, no JSP book would be complete today without looking at the role that open source projects like Ant, Struts, XDoclet, JUnit, and Cactus can play in making your web development easier.