Framework Design Goals

The JOT Servlets web component framework presents a simple and powerful paradigm connecting the disparate presentation media of web page designers to the software engineering domain of Java programmers. Designers working with web page tools are concerned with content and human interface issues. Java programmers are concerned with software objects, databases, and enterprise systems.

Design Goals of JOT Servlets Framework:

• Separate the web page design process from the web tier programming process, allowing each activity to proceed independently.

• Maintain 100% compatibility with web page editors and web design tools without requiring that designers learn programming logic or non-standard tags.

• Leverage standard Java constructs such as Java Servlets and Java Beans without imposing a steep learning curve for yet another specialized programming paradigm.

• Provide a flexible and minimalist servlet API that does not restrict software architecture options.