How to make Jetty dynamically load “static” pages

Question

I am building Java web applications, and I hate the traditional \"code-compile-deploy-test\" cycle. I want to type in one tiny change, then see the result INSTANTLY, without

Answer 1

Jetty uses memory-mapped files to buffer static content, which causes the file-locking in Windows. Try setting useFileMappedBuffer for DefaultServlet to false.

Troubleshooting Locked files on Windows (from the Jetty wiki) has instructions.