I'm guessing because it further seperates programming from design so if you're a web development shop and you have designers who know tag based stuff like html and programmers that do code the programmers develop the logic and the designers have easy to use tags.
That way if you're a designer you don't need to know Java to do server side coding. It's almost like learning a couple new HTML tags. They also make easy to do the "build once, use many times" theme because you're building a library of useful/common code. It also makes everyone happy because coldfusion developers who are used to tag based server side coding can make an easy transition to Java or if someone prefers staight-forward code (like PHP devlopers), they can go that route with Java as well. I think it gives JSP a lot of options to it's users. thanks! -----Original Message----- From: M. Simms To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 8/20/02 7:19 PM Subject: Re: JSTL quick reference This may be a dumb question, but can someone provide a really quick synopsis explaining WHY JSTL tags are preferable to regular JSP 1.1 tags..... what are the benefits / advantages ? To me it seems like just another software layer (XPath) to learn, master and control...... further making J2EE webdev even more complex. So we've now got (in layers) HTML, Javascript, CSS/DHTML, JSP scripting, servlets, EJBs and now Xpath all within a struts framework.... wow. Suddenly, brain surgery....looks simple ! (and in this market, pays much, much, much better) > -----Original Message----- > From: A mailing list about Java Server Pages specification and reference > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Shawn Bayern > Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 4:45 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: JSTL quick reference > > > Hi all, > > Someone on this list, last week, mentioned that it was hard to find a > quick-reference for JSTL, with a list of tags and attributes. Since I'd > included this as an appendix to "JSTL in Action," I convinced my publisher > to make it available for free. It also includes a reference to the JSTL > expression language (EL). > > You can download it from > > http://www.manning.com/bayern/appendixA.pdf > > (No strings attached or registration required.) :-) > > Enjoy, > > -- > Shawn Bayern > "JSTL in Action" http://www.jstlbook.com > > ================================================================== > ========= > To unsubscribe: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: "signoff > JSP-INTEREST". > For digest: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: "set > JSP-INTEREST DIGEST". > Some relevant FAQs on JSP/Servlets can be found at: > > http://archives.java.sun.com/jsp-interest.html > http://java.sun.com/products/jsp/faq.html > http://www.esperanto.org.nz/jsp/jspfaq.jsp > http://www.jguru.com/faq/index.jsp > http://www.jspinsider.com ======================================================================== === To unsubscribe: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: "signoff JSP-INTEREST". For digest: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: "set JSP-INTEREST DIGEST". Some relevant FAQs on JSP/Servlets can be found at: http://archives.java.sun.com/jsp-interest.html http://java.sun.com/products/jsp/faq.html http://www.esperanto.org.nz/jsp/jspfaq.jsp http://www.jguru.com/faq/index.jsp http://www.jspinsider.com ==========================================================================To unsubscribe: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: "signoff JSP-INTEREST". For digest: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: "set JSP-INTEREST DIGEST". Some relevant FAQs on JSP/Servlets can be found at: http://archives.java.sun.com/jsp-interest.html http://java.sun.com/products/jsp/faq.html http://www.esperanto.org.nz/jsp/jspfaq.jsp http://www.jguru.com/faq/index.jsp http://www.jspinsider.com
