Introduction to Java Server Pages

Why we employ JSP?

First of all ASP is not the only answer out there which supports rapid web application development, there are others like PHP, Perl, ColdFusion etc. JSP is different from all of them because

1. JSP uses Java. Java is by far one of the most popular programming languages on the web. It's simpler syntax and 'write once run anywhere' capability makes it the server side programming language of preference. So JSP pages and Java applications that we create will run on almost all major operating systems. e.g. Windows, UNIX, etc.

2. JSP is part of J2EE. J2EE is the most popular model used to develop Enterprise level applications. J2EE is supported by software giants like Sun Microsystems, BEA, Oracle, IBM etc. So once we learn programming JSP, we can extend our skills to learn other Java technologies to become what is called, an Enterprise Developer

3. Networking is built into Java. Java's inherent support for Networking makes it an ideal language for the internet