Request handling is the bread and butter of Java web application development. In order to respond to requests from the network, a Java web application must first determine what code will respond ...

Though Java-based Web applications are emphasized in this article, many of the concepts discussed can be applied to standalone frameworks and applications as well.

One way to cut through marketing hype when evaluating Java Web application tools is to look back at basic Java Web development tools and see where the new tool takes you from there. Adding new tools ...