suggest any books and sites to learn jsp... what is the speciality of jsp over php??

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shadowfiend · Answer

JSP is harder to run. Stick to PHP if your purpose is to use JSP. If you want to use other Java frameworks, that's a different story.

anonymous · Answer

JSP requires a Java container to run such as JBoss or Apache Tomcat and requires a little more work to do quick turnaround tests.  PHP uses an interpreter and can be served through a standard Apache web server(as an example) so changes to the PHP code can be seen immediately.

jagatuba · Answer

My Java instructor in college insisted I spend my time learning JSP (outside of class of course), but I ignored him (more out of lack of time rather than defiance), but I'm glad I did. The more I read and hear, PHP is the way to go.

shadowfiend · Answer

Mind you, for “real” web dev, I'm not a huge fan of PHP, either. Ruby with Rails or Sinatra, Python with Django or some of the other frameworks, Scala with Lift or Play, and a bunch of others are fantastic and built on what I consider to be better, much more pleasant languages.

jagatuba · Answer

Noted. :)