What are the differences between portlets and servlets?
Essentially, Servlets provide content that normally takes up the whole page in a browser (unless you’re using frames), and portlets provide content that is wrapped by a window. With portlets, you can have multiple portlets side by side with one another and each one can provide content and functionality that is different from the other. A portlet can provide the complete interaction for one type of application, while another portlet can provide content for another type of application. The portal can provide some house keeping functionality and secured single point of entry to all of the portlets on a page. As for the particulars (similarities/differences) between them, please continue reading. Here are some similarities: Servlets and portlets are web based components that utilize Java for their implementation Portlets are managed by a portlet container similar to a servlet container Both of these components generate content, which can be static or dynamic Both portlets and servlets have
