I'm reading Core JavaServer Faces by David Geary and Cay Horstmann. The authors sugest using backing beans rarely if ever and when I asked Mr. Horstmann about it I was never able to get a clear answer to this question:
Isn't the difference academic?. I can't see how you can write a complete JSP site without mixing some presentation and business logic. Could anyone explain to me how this is possible? Thanks, -Mark

