JSP? Any Info?

[Infinity Commercial Group]

I have been noticing more and more sites using jsp. I haven't really looked hard to read more on it. Does any one hear think that it is worth looking into? What are some of the benefits?

[Widget Press]

JSP stands for Java Server Pages. Its part of J2EE specifications for web applications. JSP's can be used the same way as ASP, PHP, CFM, Ruby, PERL, or just any script technology, but you will need a java based application server for it to run (Apache Tomcat, JBoss, WebSphere, WebLogic, etc) The type of technology is really designed for enterprise worthy types of sites. It envolves many robust parts and expertise to make JSP/Servlets/Java Beans worth wild. JSP's are just one component of a J2EE solution. These type of developers usually command a higher price in salary.

If you are developing a large transactional real estate, you should definitely investigate a J2EE solution. If you are small, you should want to stay with technology that you can deploy your site easily to. Lots and lots of ISP's offer Apache/PHP/Perl/Mysql at a very reasonable cost.

Hope this helps.

[focusagent]

I have been noticing more and more sites using jsp. I haven't really looked hard to read more on it. Does any one hear think that it is worth looking into? What are some of the benefits?

JAVA and JSP are a great way to develop very functionally rich web sites. I wouldn't recommend them for sites that just need basic services. Usually PHP or CGI will do the job. It's also hard to find hosting for JAVA based sites as well. Only a few web hosting companies offer hosting with Tomcat or Jetty (i.e. web containers required to run JSP). PHP seems to be the more popular choice. Sometimes the best solution is to run your JSP on your own servers or buy dedicated servers.

Nonetheless, there are some very cool things you can do with JSP and JAVA that can't be done with PHP or other technologies or at least without some very hard workarounds. A good example of a real estate site that use JSP/JAVA is RentIncome.Com which is a site that calculates and prints out proforma analysis on properties. Using JAVA it can instantly create a PDF version of your property on the fly. It can also accept uploads, resize images and do background processing of calculations. It's a little more difficult to do this with something other than JAVA.

If you have any specific questions relating to JAVA/JSP and what it takes to do a "robust functionality" site, I'd be happy to try and answer them for you. It is the core business of my company.