Struts Kick Start is a "hands-on" book filled with sample applications and code snippets you can reuse, and in-depth coverage of the new features in Struts 1.1. Plus, it's the first Struts book with detailed examples of the main Struts tags. The book begins with a discussion of Struts and the Model-View-Controller him (MVC) architecture. The authors 'then demonstrate Struts' power through the development of non-trivial sample application - covering all the Struts components in a "how to use it". This book includes a CD-ROM containing the tools discussed in this book: Struts 1.1 beta 2, Java 2 Standard Edition, JBoss 3.0.3, MySQL 3.23, XDoclet, Torque, Tomcat, Ant, Axis, Cactus, and JUnit. From the Inside Cover: "Struts Kick Start is a good resource for learning about Struts, and it willhelp you get up to speed quickly." - Craig McClanahan, Creator of Struts Thoroughly covers the essential features of Struts in a clear style and easy to read. Struts Kick Start is a solid starting point to learn how to develop webapplications using Struts. The authors start you off with a review thefoundational Struts-based technology, and go straight to thesorts practical "how to" information and examples that get you up to speedquickly. prominent feature that I really appreciated include the coverage in other technologies integrationwith (such as EJBs and web services), using Ant to set upyour development environment, and the fact that the goods you needare software available on the CD included.