i'm following the example here:
https://developers.google.com/appengine/docs/java/gettingstarted/usingjsps
so i created a really basic jsp file:
<html>
<body>
testing
</body>
</html>
and I'm trying to make this the welcome page, like it says in the tutorial:
<welcome-file-list>
<welcome-file>guestbook.jsp</welcome-file>
</welcome-file-list>
but it doesn't get called at. when I go to http://localhost:8888 it's as if it's missing a file (i renamed index.html. when there is index.html - it displays it).
when i visit http://localhost:8888/guestbook.jsp i can see the jsp file with no problem
UPDATE: this happens only on my development server. when i deployed to google app engine, it works as expected: