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The information contained in this section applies to IBM WebSphere Commerce Version 7.0.0.9 and Feautre Pack 8. The documentation also applies to all subsequent releases and modifications until otherwise indicated in new editions.
Developing
The topics in the Developing section describe tasks performed by an application developer.
Presentation layer
WebSphere Commerce uses Java Server Pages (JSP) to implement the view layer of the Model-View-Controller (MVC) design pattern. The view layer is in charge of retrieving data from the database through the use of data beans and formatting it to meet the display requirements. The view layers determines whether the request is sent to a browser or streamed out as XML. JSP files present a clean separation between data content and presentation.
WebSphere Commerce JSP programming best practices
This section offers the following selection of JSP programming best practices, which promote development of reusable and easily maintainable JSP pages within the WebSphere Commerce store development framework:

WebSphere Commerce JSP programming best practices

This section offers the following selection of JSP programming best practices, which promote development of reusable and easily maintainable JSP pages within the WebSphere Commerce store development framework:

These Commerce-specific best practices are intended to be used in conjunction with the common Web application development standards and practices, such as those associated with the Java EE at a Glance technology and the JavaServer Pages technology, as well as with general principles and conventions of WebSphere Commerce.