Keep up with
Manning for special
offers and updates

Receive our email
       newsletter

Follow Manning
       on Twitter

Become a Manning
      Facebook fan

Manning Publications Co.
20 Baldwin Road
PO Box 261
Shelter Island, NY 11964

RESOURCES

• Index
• Preface
• Table of Contents

DESCRIPTION

Although CGI scripts provide 80% of today's server side processing, they are slow, inefficient, and memory-hungry. A new species is evolving to take their place, one which is lean, fast, portable, and easy to maintain: Java servlets.

Servlets are not merely an alternative to CGI, for they can do much more. Servlets have opened the door to a world of client/server applications that would have been too difficult or too time-consuming to consider before.

Java Servlets: By Example takes the reader into the world of servlets, moving example by example from the simple to the complex. An early chapter explains the simple HTML form processing through servlets. A later chapter shows how to connect a Java applet to a servlet, which is itself connected to a database.

Java Servlets: By Example is full of real-world, ready-to-run example code. Each chapter deals with a new problem and takes the reader through a series of servlet-based solutions. However, the book is detailed enough that it may also serve as a reference for the developer.

Translation rights for Java Servlets by Example have been granted for China and India. If you are interested in learning where to buy this book in a language other than English, please inquire at your local bookseller.

WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY ABOUT THIS BOOK...

"Alan Williamson has done an admirable job of teaching servlet programming through useful, typically non-trivial examples that demonstrate real-world solutions to common problems. If you plan to work with servlets (or already work with them) Java Servlets By Example will help you hone your craft and allow you to draw on some good ideas in the process.

The layered unveiling of concepts, clear explanations, and effective communication make Java Servlets By Example an excellent choice for novice or expert servlet developers alike. The examples are numerous and pragmatic, providing a practical look at the development process and exploring potentially useful foundations you can take and apply in a real commercial solution. In all, this book delivers on the promise of teaching servlet programming by example and represents a fine investment for almost any Java programmer."
--Claude Duguay, DevX.com

"Comprehensive description of everything to do with developer Java servlets. Servlets is a new topic for most developers, and this book covers everything they need to know to get started developing, and then covers more advanced topics. It has plenty of sample code to illustrate the concepts."
--Clipcode.com

WHAT THE READERS SAY ABOUT THIS BOOK...

"?I put this book to the ultimate test. I needed to learn servlets very fast for a client and it succeeded?"
--Billy Barron, Delphi Consultants, reviewed at JavaMUG

ABOUT THE AUTHOR...

Alan Williamson is based in the United Kingdom, where he runs his own Java software company, N-ARY Limited. He was educated at the University of Paisley and has worked for several international companies. He writes a regular column for the Java Developers Journal and sits on the judging panel of JARS, the online Java applet rating service.

Sample Chapters

Two sample chapters are available for download.

Book Reviewers

Thanks to all those who so graciously and candidly served as reviewers for this book:

Source Code

Source code from Java Servlets by Example is contained in a single ZIP file, size 122 kilobytes. Free unzip programs for most platforms are available at ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/infozip.

Download the source code.