Version 0.92 deprecated some Java-specific directives (<%@ method %>,
<%@ implements %> and <%@ extends %>) that were not consistent with the obvious
intention of the <%@ language %> directive: to allow for scripting languages
other than Java.
So far, the only implementations supporting additional languages I know of are
Caucho Technology's Resin (http://www.caucho.com) and PolyJsp
(http://www.plenix.org/polyjsp).
Both of these support JavaScript, a choice I find particularly appealing as it
allows web authors to use the same language for server-side and client-side
development.
Other language processors that generate class files or preprocess to Java source
are obvious candidates since they are intrinsically compatible with the
underlying Java-based servlet engine. There's a surprinsingly large number of
such languages for the JVM.
Efficiency considerations aside, another interesting possibility stems from
interpreters of more specialized languages (such as those used for AI or logic
programming) that could be used with JSP to provide for dynamic content
generation from field-specific applications.
An extensive list of programming languages for the Java Virtual Machine has
been compiled by Robert Tolksdorf
(http://grunge.cs.tu-berlin.de/vmlanguages.html).
What do you guys think about the long-term importance of non-Java languages for
JSP?
Regards,
Ricardo
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