* New edition of the proven Professional JSP – best selling JSP title at the moment. This is the title that others copy. * This title will coincide with the release of the latest version of the Java 2 Enterprise Edition, version 1.4. JavaServer Pages 2.0 is a core component of this new release. * One single text gives comprehensive coverage of JavaServer Pages, the enhancements in version 2.0, and the most popular associated technologies, including Servlets, JSTL and Apache Tomcat 5.

Looking to study up for the new J2EE 1.5 Sun Certified Web Component Developer (SCWCD) exam? This book will get you way up to speed on the technology you'll know it so well, in fact, that you can pass the brand new J2EE 1.5 exam. If that's what you want to do, that is. Maybe you don't care about the exam, but need to use servlets and JSPs in your next project. You're working on a deadline. You're over the legal limit for caffeine. You can't waste your time with a book that makes sense only AFTER you're an expert (or worse, one that puts you to sleep). Learn how to write servlets and JSPs, what makes a web container tick (and what ticks it off), how to use JSP's Expression Language (EL for short), and how to write deployment descriptors for your web applications. Master the c: out tag, and get a handle on exactly what's changed since the older J2EE 1.4 exam. You don't just pass the new J2EE 1.5 SCWCD exam, you'll understand this stuff and put it to work immediately. Head First Servlets and JSP doesn't just give you a bunch of facts to memorize; it drives knowledge straight into your brain. You'll interact with servlets and JSPs in ways that help you learn quickly and deeply. And when you're through with the book, you can take a brand-new mock exam, created specifically to simulate the real test-taking experience.

J2EE: Design, Develop and Deploy WorldClass Java Software is the Java developer's one-stop guide to creating and deploying J2EE components! Art Taylor, an experienced J2EE programmer, trainer, and author, illustrates the importance of architecture and design in effective J2EE applet deployment. The case studies and accompanying code provide readers with what they need to know to design, architect and deploy J2EE applets effectively. In addition, the author provides technical depth about a wide spectrum of J2EE technologies, touching on virtually all relevant aspects of J2EE development, including JSPs, servlets, RMI, network programming, and extensive Enterprise JavaBeans coverage.

* Lays out the foundations of Web services technology: XML, SOAP and WSDL * Presents Web service interfaces to Google, Amazon, and others * Describes, with many examples, how to create Web service clients in cross-browser Javascript, Java (including JSP) and .NET * Shows how to build Web services which combine the results from existing services with your own programs and database usage; Shows how RSS and other XML data can supplement web services

The "JSP Standard Tag Library" is a collection of commonly used functions and tools invaluable to JSP developers to avoid recreating the same functions on site after site. This book starts with an in-depth discussion of the JSP STL, then goes beyond the standard library to teach developers to create their own tags to further encapsulate the most common features of their specific applications.

*Readers will witness a real application being built with Spring framework, which is a very hot topic. *Aspect Oriented Programming (AOP) is most up to date at time of book’s release; AOP is a hot topic right now. *Will be endorsed by Open Source Spring Framework founder and head, Rod Johnson (plus a Foreward, name on cover, and/or possible Spring logo).