Discuss the differences between ASP and JSP.

What will be an ideal response?

Both technologies are not that dissimilar. Both are designed to enable developers to separate
page design from programming logic through the use of callable components, and both
provide an alternative to CGI programming that simplifies Web page development and
deployment. However, there are differences:
? Platform and server independence JSP conforms to the ‘Write Once, Run Anywhere’
philosophy of the Java environment. In contrast, ASP is primarily restricted to Microsoft
Windows-based platforms. The Java community emphasizes the importance of portability
but it has been suggested that many organizations are more interested in interoperability
rather than portability.
? Extensibility Although both technologies use a combination of scripting and tagging to
create dynamic Web pages, JSP allows developers to extend the JSP tags available. This
allows developers to create custom tag libraries that can then be used by other developers,
thereby simplifying the development process and reducing development timescales.
? Reusability JSP components are reusable across platforms.
? Security and reliability JSP has the added advantage of benefiting from the in-built Java
security model and the inherent Java type safety, making JSP potentially more reliable.