This section provides a quick review of the server-side programming topics that will be used throughout this tutorial. There are no Ajax-specific topics in this first section. For more details on server-side programming, see the servlet and JSP tutorials.

Tutorial section:

* Servlet+JSP-Review.pdf. Free for personal use.

Topics:

* What servlets are all about
* Servlet basics
* Creating and deploying projects in Eclipse. Also see the Tomcat and Eclipse tutorial.
* Creating forms and reading form data
* JSP scripting
* Using XML syntax for JSP pages
* JSP file inclusion
* MVC
Topics:

* Understanding JSF
o Different views of JSF
o Comparing JSF to standard servlet/JSP technology (Pros/Cons)
o Comparing JSF to Apache Struts (Pros/Cons)

* Setting Up JSF
o Downloading and configuring JSF
+ Apache MyFaces
+ Sun Reference Implementation

o Testing JSF
o Setting up JSF applications
o Accessing JSF documentation
+ Generic
+ Specific to Apache MyFaces