What is the standard on using some jsp tags?

Question

Has it become an industry standard to not use scriplets, expressions and declarative tags in jsp or is it all dependant on the scale of the application and the preference of the developer. I have seen the arguments for not using these tags and while I can see how they can become problematic for large applications with many developers I never had a problem developing a small application just by myself.
I would like to know how many of you jsp developers still use these tags and how many don't and your reasons why you do or why you don't?
I wonder if most people actually see these problems for themselves or do they just join the in crowd because it's the new thing
And if it is a standard why aren't they just phased out of exiistance. Stuff like that makes it hard for people to learn. I can't tell you how many tutorials i've seen teaching scriptlets and expressions

Answer 1

I started with scripting, etc. but early on switched to CTLs. They can be bundled and distributed very easily.
I had read many, many times how hard it was to maintain a site that used a lot of scripting, etc. but gave it only a little heed. Like you, I was a one man show, certainly I could remember what I was doing.
It didn't take long before I could see that they were right. I immediately ceased what I was doing, repackaged nearly all of the logic into tag libraries (8 in all), redesigned the existing applications to use the tag libraries (which was a pain in the beginning, but worth it big time).
I am now redesigning our company website to include things like order status, event calendars and a lot of neat web-based stuff. I will have this website done in half the time of our old static html website.