The need for server pages

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The need for server pages
HTML Need for Dynamic Content Server
pages

• Hyper-text Markup Language.
• Designed to implement the layout of a webpage.
• Stateless nature of pure HTML pages.
• Example
• Led to development of scripting languages
• Client-side scripting vs. Server-side scripting
• Non-static
• Complement HTML to present dynamic data.
• Example languages ASP, JSP

Last Updated January 2, 2016
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Similarities Between ASP and JSP

• Run on a server as opposed to running on a client
• Require good programming skills and logical
  thought
• Provide full SQL database functionality
• No difference in the output
• Examples A page in ASPA page in JSP

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Output of an ASP page

• code

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Code for the ASP example

• lthtmlgt
• ltheadgt
• lttitlegtHello Worldlt/titlegt
• lt/headgt
• ltbodygt
• ltresponse.write "lth1gtHello Worldlt/h1gt"gt
• lt/bodygt
• lt/htmlgt

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Output of a JSP page

• code

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Code for the JSP example

• lthtmlgt
• ltheadgt
• lttitlegtHello Worldlt/titlegt
• lt/headgt
• ltbodygt
• lth1gt
• lt out.println("Hello World") gt
• lt/h1gt
• lt/bodygt
• lt/htmlgt

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Differences

• Functionality of languages
• JScript, VBScript for ASP vs. Java for JSP
• JSP-robust exception handling
• Interpreted vs. translated
• Programming logic vs. page design in JSP
• Greater learning curve for JSP vs. ASP
• JSP- Open standard vs. ASP- Microsoft tied
• Cross-platform reusability
• Tag customization

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A word of caution

• Objectivity is lost on diehard fans of either
  languages
• With advances in both languages its a constant
  struggle to determine which has a upper hand
• ASP .NET is the new variation of ASP in direct
  competition with JSP
• Difficult to determine which would be ideal for a
  given project

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Resource Links on the Web

• http//www.w3schools.com
• http//www.jsptut.com

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An Example HTML Page
code
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Code for the HTML Example
lthtmlgt ltheadgt lttitlegtHello Worldlt/titlegt lt/headgt lt
bodygt lth1gtHello Worldlt/h1gt lt/bodygt lt/htmlgt