Java Servlet technology provides Web developers with a simple, consistent mechanism for extending the functionality of a Web server and for accessing existing business systems. A servlet can almost be thought of as an applet that runs on the server side--without a face. Java servlets make many Web applications possible.

Further Reading

http://java.sun.com/products/servlet/

Java Server Pages (JSP) allows web pages to be generated dynamically using a combination of XML tags and Java Servlets. JSP is an extension to Java Servlets allowing the dynamic generation of web pages.

Further Reading

http://guidex.biz/web_hosting/glossary.html

Java Applets are small compiled Java applications that can be run within a web page. Java applets allow the power of a true programming language to be executed on the client-side (note: For security reasons some Java features are not available for applets). Applet's usefulness is extended by their ability to interact with JavaScript.

Typical functions include:

• Dynamic navigational drop-down and pop-up menus
• Text manipulation such as scrolling text boxes
• Advanced graphics animation

Further Reading

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(An email to John Naughton of the Observer, London in response to his article.)

John,

We received this email:

Sir or Madam,

Quite an impressive display of sites. I am a student, studying computer science, and have a question for your designers.

What are your designers' opinion on the trend towards tableless CSS designs, and the idea that all formatting should be removed from the content.

I noticed that the source of some of your sites use tables for the layout. I disagree with my professors, as he believes tables are, for a lack of a better word, "evil".