I working on a final project that allows instructors to login via the web and signup for courses that they want to teach. The only web programming that we have done is Applets, which seem too primitive, and Servlets, which are horrific. Is there another option that I could learn overnight? I'm definitely NOT developing a Servlet, and I am slightly flummouxed as how to implement multiple forms with an Applet. I developing with Eclipse. Are there any easy options? TIA --Sam
No, web programming is supposed to be a mess that drains your brains with
one-size-fits-all framework wannabes that are hardly documented and don't do
what you want them to do. Consider it a torture dungeon. Servlets are not that
bad if you make them simple dispatching Servlets; they dispatch to ordinary
POJOs (Plain Old Java Objects) that deliver the business logic results to simple
view generating (html) JSPs. Stay far away from all those silly tags because
they'll eat your brain before you know it. There's no change you'll manage to
get acquainted with them overnight. The bad documentation effectively takes
care of that. Poor soul ...
kind regards,
Jos
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