Writing data applications is tricky in any language, but coders committed to JSP will find a welcome side-kick in Pure Java Server Pages. The handy volume is about two-thirds code and one-third reference. Code near the beginning serves to illustrate crash courses in servlets, JavaBeans, JDBC, and JSP concepts, while the rest of the coding section plunges straight into building a shopping cart, sending JavaMail, and much more. The final third of the book is a syntax reference for the , , , and packages. A trusty how-to by example and quick reference that you'll want by your side when you write data applications