If you'd like to create web-based applications easily, then this book is for you. More importantly, it shows you how to do that with joy and feel good about your own work! You don't need to know servlet or JSP while your productivity will be much higher than using servlet or JSP directly. This is possible because we're going to use a library called "Tapestry" that makes complicated stuff simple and elegant.

How does it do that? First, it allows the web designer to work on the static contents and design of a page while allowing the developer to work on the dynamic contents of that page without stepping on each other's toes; Second, it allows developers to work with high level concepts such as objects and properties instead of HTTP URLs, query parameters or HTML string values; Third, it comes with powerful components such as calendar, tree and data grid and it allows you to create your own components for reuse in your own project.

How this book can help you learn Tapestry? 1. It has a tutorial style that walks you through in a step-by-step manner. 2. It is concise. There is no lengthy, abstract description. 3. Many diagrams are used to show the flow of processing and high level concepts so that you get a whole picture of what's happening. 4. Free sample chapters are available (online). You can judge it yourself.

It includes the following chapters: Getting Started with Tapestry, Using Forms, Validating Inputs, Creating an e-Shop, Creating Custom Components, Supporting Other Languages, Using the Table Component, Handling File Downloads and Uploads, Providing a Common Layout, Using Javascript, Building Dynamic Forms, Test Driven Development with HtmlUnit, Database and Concurrency Issues, Using Hibernate, Integrating with Struts.