Thread: Making a web site in Java

This might make me look pretty silly but I was curious if there was a way to make a dynamic web page in java. Basically only using pure Java, with only HTML5, CSS and mySQL.

A website usually consists of 2 sides, the server and the client code.
Today most servers are actually written in pure java. But the client code, that is what is being transported over the internet, is written in a combination of HTML, CSS, javascript, php, ruby, etc.
If you also want the client code to be java you could try out jsp's or jsf's, or creating a java applet embedded in a HTML site.

Thank you. Learning JavaEE next. Just glad I can do this all in one place. I just want to use JavaEE, mySQl for back-end, and HTML, CSS for front-end. I learned PHP but forgot a lot of it and been really focusing on Java SE and keeping my C++ knowledge relevant while I finish school. I don’t really want to use ruby or PHP, is it essential that I incorporate them into the site?

Scripting languages like ruby, php, javascript, etc are almost all interchangeable. You are *probably* going to need at least one of them, otherwise your websites wont feel very "dynamic" (which is what people like nowadays apparently), but it is not at all necessary.

Yes, thats true.

The way I meant it was less of the computer science definition and more of the user experience definition. The user wants to see some flashy effects, moving parts, translucency changes, color changes, and all that fancy bs that nobody really needs but everybody suddenly wants.

CSS does something javascript does and the less javascript I use the better. Now every browser works well with javascript. So are as moving parts and making it more flashy i could always through in some abobe flash correct?

What exactly is your end goal? I would argue that it's best to not worry about flashy animations and whatnot until you have the basic server/client communication working.

End goal is to have a easy to use website, one that I can put my projects on. For example lets say a employer is reading my CV and I list this page. They can go to it and have an idea of who I am, what I am working on and be able to have a quick assessment without wasting their time.

Found some really neat JavaEE clips and just bought a book. Hopefully it is not a huge learning curve because I have a lot on my plate. I am self studying SAP back end and OSGI for a up coming internship plus writing my thesis with project for my capstone and taking two other 4 level classes. I work 14 hours a day on top of this with a family.

Originally Posted by jocdrew21

End goal is to have a easy to use website, one that I can put my projects on. For example lets say a employer is reading my CV and I list this page. They can go to it and have an idea of who I am, what I am working on and be able to have a quick assessment without wasting their time.

While it might be nice to showcase your Java servlet experience with a home-grown web app, if the aim is to showcase your projects, then this is exactly what folks are using GitHub for.

Java web apps are subtle and quick to anger, and rolling your own is not adding content to your web presence. Employers want to see evidence of flexible thinking, problem solving and the ability to complete projects that scratch an itch you have. So, being able to see the history of changes and wiki-style notes is more important than saying you built a web app to... display the web app.

You have a point there.