* Knowledge building, confidence building - Takes the reader further and quicker than they thought possible - from a little HTML knowledge to the essentials of the Java language, JSP, MySQL, SQL, Struts. * Practical - Contains case studies that show the reader how to use JSP to build common types of web sites using tools used in production applications (such as the Struts Framework) that the reader can then extend as they explore JSP further. * Career building-provides a way into the real world of programming for readers with no previous programming experience.