Hi Rob,

Yes, build scripts with Ant or Maven. Yes, on using Eclipse... I'd
recommend the Sysdeo's Tomcat plugin to Eclipse:

http://www.sysdeo.com/eclipse/tomcatPlugin.html

For servlet stuff, Tomcat has some examples.  You might also check out
www.theserverside.com for models (you'll find probably more than you
ever wanted).

There is also an online book with samples:
http://www.theserverside.com/books/addisonwesley/ServletsJSP/index.tss
though you have to step through a convoluted registration process to get it :-(

Lastly, Sun's tutorial is pretty good (and there is no registration
requirement):
http://java.sun.com/j2ee/tutorial/1_3-fcs/doc/Servlets.html

Kevin


On Thu, 3 Feb 2005 11:30:16 -0500, rob caSSon <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> starting to look a bit at java servlet programming in tomcat, and just
> wanted to pick some library-type brains as to directions, tools, etc.
>
> i'm just starting out, but want to make things as smooth/organized as
> possible....are others doing this kind of development?  are you using
> build scripts with ant?  are you using an IDE like eclipse?  if so,
> what plugins do you suggest?  any good opensoure projects you've used as
> models/code-exploration?
>
> please bear with these questions from a longtime perl/php developer,
> looking at new tools ;)
>
> tia,
> rob
> miami u.
> oxford, oh
>