Steps to create web app for complete newbie

[motorola]

Hi,

I know basic java syntax and a little bit of apache server. I'm trying to create a simple database-driven business web app using this stack: spring, mysql, jsp, and apache. Does anyone know where I can find the tutorial?
Here are the problems I encountered:
1. In designing the view, am I required to master HTML, CSS and javascript. I've been making desktop app using VB.Net all my life, and I can tell you that object placement in web app is waaay harder than it is with winforms app.
2. Standard issue with datagrid. I want the datagrid to have buttons, dtPicker, radio button and checkbox embedded inside. Do I need javascript?

I guess that's all for now, masters. thanks

[Petr]

Hi
first of all you must make some simple web app without frameworks. Then you need figure out why you want to use spring. and at the end you can do it without any help.
Regard.

PS I bit than you use some graph editors for create user interface. In Java you write all code your hands. It will be very useful to understand inside mechanisms.

[motorola]

okay, i'll drop the spring for the time being. How do I create the UI? I think this is the first challenge. You know any pdf or links that I can chew on? HTML, CSS and javascript is inevitable I guess, I have to use them, no matter if I'm using java or ASP.net. If it's web app, then they'll be there. Am I right? thanks

[Petr]

Yes You are right. for UI is used html, css and js. I guess that you need some rich UI. You can some js frameworks where I can find good components for it. for example IQuery or Prototype. Actually this forums relate with Java and doesn't touch js, html, css.
By the way. You can go to another way. Java has some opportunity to create web app with to have knowledge about html, css or js. Look at GWT, Wicket. This frameworks use a architecture as you make desktop app.

[motorola]

do I need to install JVM in clients' PC if they want to access the jsp files?

[Petr]

)) can you tell when you watching internet web sites you need use some thing exclude browser?