JSP or Java Server Pages, like the popular Microsoft Active Server Pages, also serves as a hosting platform for webhosting sites. Currently, there is an apparent familiarity of the use of Microsoft Active Server Pages serving as a hosting environment. Though similar in function, there are also some differences with the use of these two platforms.

Simple and easy to understand- these are what people love about JSP. They utilize the use of codes that are tag-based that can readily be inserted into HTML and XML statements. They make the resulting pages more dynamic and interactive, being independent with the platform used. No matter what computer is used, the use of these Java Server Pages will make the resulting page appear the same. The Java Hosting web host will then take care of facilitating this.

Since they are tag-based, web designers can combine both static and dynamic HTML tags to produce their web designs. They can also be composed separately, depending on the preference of the web designer.

To utilize time and to do away with repetitive codes and stick with more with the current logical coding standards, one can use the Java hosting which comes with JSP support. This will also be beneficial for those working in teams since this can be used to easily consolidate the codes to avoid the need to repeat codes that are already built by a team member.

Using JSP is also convenient because it comes as a built-in capability of programs like Macromedia Flash. This saves time and effort in learning how to code using it.

Some tags that are usually used in JSP include directives, hidden comments, declarations, expressions, scriptlets and actions.

The directives, as <%@directive%>, contains the instructions that are needed to be processed while the compilation of the page is done. For documentation purposes, the hidden comments tagged with the use of <–comment–> are used. For declaring variables and methods, the declaration tag which is <%!declaration%> is used and this already includes applicability throughout the page. There are also the tag for expressions which is <%=expression%>.This usually appends results into the output stream.  There are also the scriptlets with the tag of <%scriptlet%>. This part of the code can access variables that are already declared at a pre-determined time. Lastly, functions can be performed through the use of the actions tag <jsp:action>.

These scripts should be run in a JSP host environment so that they will be run appropriately and according to their predetermined functions.