How does Java technology relate to web application development?

The Java language has long been a mainstay of web development, and recent years have seen an explosion of Java frameworks and tools that streamline web development and facilitate the creation of rich, interactive Web 2.0 applications.
Learn more about web development in the Java language:

• The Mastering Grails column series is a guide to Grails, a modern web development framework written in Groovy. Grails seamlessly integrates legacy Java code while adding the flexibility and dynamism of a scripting language. (For more information about Groovy, see How does Java technology relate to dynamic languages and functional programming?, below.)


• Ajax, a programming methodology that uses client-side scripting to exchange data with the web server, enables faster page updates without multiple page reloads. Get a handle on how Ajax applies to you as a Java developer in the multipart article "Ajax and Java development made simpler" and the Ajax for Java developers series. And visit the developerWorks Ajax resource center for lots more on Ajax.


• JavaServer Faces (JSF) technology's programming model helps you craft web applications by assembling reusable UI components in a page, connecting these components to an application data source, and wiring client-generated events to server-side event handlers. (See JSF 2 fu for an introduction to the latest JSF version, followed by a series of in-depth articles.)


• The Eclipse Web Tools Platform (WTP) extends the popular Eclipse IDE with tools for developing Java EE web applications. (See the tutorial "An introduction to the Eclipse Web Tools Platform V1.0.")


• You can also visit the developerWorks Web development zone for many more excellent web application development resources.