| dc.description.abstract | Today vast amounts of services and information are provided by the WWW. By its very
nature, the information involved is changeable; hence static web pages are no longer
adequate and methods of coping with dynamic information are needed. One such
technology from Sun Microsystems is called JavaServer Pages (JSP.).
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JSP is an integral component of J2EE and can be viewed as a simplified and augmented
version of its parent technology Java servlets. JSP provides businesses with a means to
rapidly develop robust large-scale web applications, as it offers programmers the ability
to work parallel with web designers and provides a mechanism to easily integrate Java
code with static HTML.
However JSP technology does have weaknesses; for example there is no standard design
approach, no caching or compression mechanisms to improved presentation speed,
automated testing is difficult and there are a number of known security vulnerabilities. As
a result the industry has recognised these weaknesses and have started to develop new
servlet frameworks / template engines that supply them with the ability to develop
maintainable and cost effective web applications. Hence developers are now burdened
with an indulgence of complex Java frameworks that require a steep learning curve to
master.
The overall aim of this dissertation is to analyse, design, implement and evaluate a new
improved Java web based technology (that we call MagnumServer Pages) and its
corresponding novel servlet design framework. The new design will ultimately simplify
the development process into easily understood components that resolve the issues
surrounding JSP. The results of a detailed evaluation and benchmarking indicates that the
new design is a flexible framework that provides reduced coupling, increased
presentation speed, support for automated testing and a seamless development process. | en |
