Jakarta EE, the rebranded Java EE now governed by the Eclipse Foundation, offers open standards, built‑in enterprise capabilities, cloud‑native improvements, a smooth upgrade path for legacy systems, and familiar APIs, making it an attractive alternative to Spring for long‑term, maintainable applications.
Spring Boot 3 raises its minimum Java version to 17 because Spring Framework 6 moves to Jakarta EE 9+, ending support for the javax.* namespace, and Oracle stopped free updates for JDK 8, making migration essential for security, ecosystem compatibility, and to leverage new language features and Spring‑Boot‑specific improvements.
The Eclipse Foundation announced Jakarta EE 11, highlighting streamlined data access via the new Jakarta Data spec, support for Java 21 including virtual threads, modernized testing tools, deprecation of Managed Beans, and early certification of several enterprise servers, marking a major step toward cloud‑native Java development.
The Jakarta EE Working Group surveyed over 170 developers between July and August 2024, revealing that Jakarta EE 8/Java EE 8 remain dominant, Java SE 17 is the most used version, Spring Boot and Tomcat lead runtime adoption, and MicroProfile adoption is split between newer and legacy versions.
This tutorial shows how to use JBang scripts to launch a WildFly server, create a simple Jakarta REST endpoint, and extend the server with WildFly Glow add‑ons such as Kafka, providing step‑by‑step commands, code examples, and Docker integration for rapid prototyping.
This article explains the different cache layers—client, application, database, and distributed—provides best‑practice guidelines, and shows how to configure client‑side headers, application‑side caches with Hazelcast, JPA second‑level caching, and JMS‑based cache coordination in GlassFish.
Spring Boot 4.0 launches alongside Spring Framework 7, Spring Data 2025.1 and Spring AI 1.1, delivering a sweeping upgrade that moves the stack to Jakarta EE 11, JDK 25, JSpecify null‑safety, build‑time optimizations, native OpenTelemetry support, and a dual‑track AI strategy.
Spring Boot 4 launches alongside Spring Framework 7, Spring Data 2025.1 and Spring AI 1.1, delivering a massive upgrade that includes Jakarta EE 11, JDK 25, null‑safety via JSpecify, build‑time optimizations, modern HTTP clients, full‑stack Jackson 3 support, native resilience features, modular auto‑configuration, OpenTelemetry integration, and a dual‑track AI strategy.
This tutorial walks you through setting up the JDK, Maven, and a Jakarta EE‑compatible server, generating a project with the Eclipse Starter, writing a simple REST endpoint, configuring the WildFly Maven plugin, and testing the service via a browser or curl, all with concrete code examples.
Spring Boot 4 launches alongside Spring Framework 7, Spring Data 2025.1 and Spring AI 1.1, introducing Jakarta EE 11, JSpecify null‑safety, build‑time optimizations with Project Leyden, a declarative HTTP client, Jackson 3 support, native API versioning, integrated OpenTelemetry, and a dual‑track AI strategy.
Spring Boot 4 launches alongside Spring Framework 7, Spring Data 2025.1 and Spring AI 1.1, introducing Jakarta EE 11, JDK 25, JSpecify null‑safety, build‑time optimizations with Project Leyden, a new declarative HTTP client, Jackson 3 support, native API versioning, built‑in resilience, OpenTelemetry integration, and a dual‑track AI strategy.
Spring Boot 4.0 removes Undertow because it cannot meet the Servlet 6.1 baseline, leading to build failures for projects that depend on spring-boot-starter-undertow, and the article analyzes the technical reasons, compatibility matrix, and lessons for future web‑container selection.
Spring Boot 4.0 RC1 removes Undertow support because it cannot meet the Servlet 6.1 baseline, forcing developers to migrate web containers, and the article explains the technical reasons, new Servlet 6.1 features, Jakarta EE 11 changes, compatibility matrix, and migration guidance.
After migrating a Spring Boot application from 2.x to 3.x, the “No static resource” error often appears because of Jakarta EE package changes and altered static‑resource configuration, and this guide walks you through the root causes, configuration updates, code changes, and practical debugging steps to resolve it.
This article explains how to migrate a Java application from JPA 2.x to Jakarta Persistence 3.0 by updating Maven dependencies, replacing javax.persistence imports with jakarta.persistence, adjusting XML namespace URLs, and renaming configuration properties, all illustrated with concrete code snippets.
This article walks through the practical challenges of moving Java EE code from the javax to the jakarta namespace, evaluates bytecode‑level tools, Maven Shade relocation, Eclipse Transformer, script‑based approaches, and IDE refactoring, and shares concrete lessons learned from the TomEE migration effort.
Jakarta EE 11 adds record support in persistence and validation, maps java.time types, deprecates legacy date APIs, enables CDI injection for EntityManager, introduces virtual‑thread support, expands query syntax, allows Java‑based persistence unit configuration, and removes several outdated specifications such as SOAP with Attachments, XML Binding, CORBA, ManagedBean, and SecurityManager dependencies.
Jakarta EE 10, now governed by the Eclipse Foundation, brings vendor‑neutral APIs and seven notable enhancements—including managed executor definitions, a new @Asynchronous annotation, multipart/form‑data support, OpenID authentication, UUID primary keys, expanded numeric and date‑time functions, and a pure‑Java view for Jakarta Faces—while inviting community contributions for its upcoming final release.
Jakarta EE 10 requires Java 11 (with optional Java 17 support) and brings a mix of minor and major updates across dozens of specifications, including new versions of Authentication, Concurrency, CDI, EL, JSON Binding, Security, Server Faces, Standard Tag Library, SOAP with Attachments, XML Binding, and a streamlined Core Profile for microservices.
This weekly roundup covers the latest Java ecosystem news, including JDK 25 entering ramp‑down, the formation of the JDK 26 expert group, Jakarta EE 11/12 milestones, new releases of Eclipse JNoSQL, Spring Cloud, Hibernate Search, Helidon, Open Liberty, Grails, JBang, and a preview of Oracle Labs' Project Crema.
Jakarta EE 10 introduces five standout enhancements—full Multipart support for REST services, new query functions in Jakarta Persistence, built‑in OpenID Connect authentication, a pure‑Java API for Jakarta Faces views, and a modern CompletableFuture‑based asynchronous API—each illustrated with code samples and references.
The whitepaper outlines Jakarta EE's strategic importance, citing adoption surveys, open‑source benefits, deep ecosystem integration, stability, flexibility for cloud‑native and monolithic architectures, and a vibrant community that together make it a compelling platform for today’s and future Java development.
This article provides a comprehensive Q&A covering Jakarta EE’s definition, naming origin, platform scope, namespace shift, governance model, specification process, release cadence, future roadmap, relationship with EE4J, microservice and cloud‑native support, trademark usage, and step‑by‑step guidance on becoming a contributor or member.
The 2024 Java trend report analyzes JDK adoption rates, AI tooling, the rise of the Commonhaus Foundation, Spring and Jakarta EE evolution, virtual thread adoption, and community insights, offering guidance for technical leaders and developers planning their future investments.
This guide explains why upgrading from Spring Boot 2.x to 3.x is essential, outlines the required JDK 17 migration, Spring Boot version bump, configuration property changes, Jakarta EE transition, and updates to Spring Security, Kafka, RestTemplate, and OpenAPI integration, providing code examples for each step.
This guide walks developers through upgrading from Spring Boot 2.x to 3.x, covering JDK 17 migration, pom.xml changes, configuration property updates, Jakarta EE transition, security reconfiguration, Kafka template adjustments, and OpenAPI integration, with code examples for each step.
Spring Boot 3.0.0 M1 introduces a Java 17 baseline, requires migration of all Java EE APIs to Jakarta EE, removes support for several third‑party libraries, updates numerous Spring project dependencies, and outlines the upcoming release cadence, while also highlighting community resources and promotional offers.
The Spring Boot 3.0.0 M1 milestone upgrades the Java baseline to Java 17, migrates all Java EE APIs to Jakarta EE, removes support for several third‑party libraries, updates a long list of Spring and external dependencies, and outlines the upcoming release cadence.
Apache Tomcat 10.1.10 has been released, bringing Jakarta EE 10 support, automatic migration of Java EE apps via the Jakarta EE Migration Tool, and notable updates such as virtual thread support, RFC‑9218 HTTP/2 priority, deprecation of xssProtectionEnabled, and an upgraded Tomcat Native 2.0.4 with OpenSSL 3.0.9.
This article provides a comprehensive step‑by‑step migration guide for upgrading Spring Boot applications to version 3.0, covering JDK updates, dependency assessment, configuration changes, Jakarta EE package renaming, key feature alterations, and practical code snippets.
Spring Framework 6.0.0 has been officially released, introducing a Java 17+ baseline, migration to Jakarta EE 9+ namespaces, support for the latest Jakarta EE 10 APIs, AOT compilation for GraalVM native images, virtual threads via Project Loom, and enhanced HTTP client observability.
Spring Boot 3.0 RC1 introduces 135 enhancements, native executable support via Maven/Gradle plugins, migration to Jakarta EE 9, Java 17 baseline, and new features such as flexible Spring Data JDBC auto‑configuration, Prometheus example auto‑configuration, and Log4j2 improvements, with full details in the release notes.
Spring Framework 6.0 RC1 introduces Java 17+ requirement, migration to Jakarta EE 9+, AOT compilation support, virtual‑thread integration, and updated compatibility with Tomcat 10, Jetty 11, and Hibernate 6.1, while adding new HTTP client features and observability enhancements.
Spring Framework 6.0 RC1, requiring Java 17+, migrates to Jakarta EE 9+, introduces AOT compilation, native GraalVM support, virtual‑thread executor options, and new HTTP client features, while supporting the latest servlet containers and Hibernate ORM, with upcoming Spring Boot 3.0 releases.
Spring Framework 6.0 RC1 has been released, requiring Java 17+, migrating to Jakarta EE 9+ namespaces, supporting the latest web containers and Hibernate ORM, introducing AOT compilation, virtual‑thread executor support, new @HttpExchange client, RFC 7807 handling, Micrometer observability, and more.
Spring Framework 6.0 RC1, requiring Java 17+, migrates to Jakarta EE 9+, adds AOT compilation support, enables virtual‑thread execution via Project Loom, updates to modern containers like Tomcat 10 and Jetty 11, and introduces new features such as @HttpExchange client, RFC 7807 handling, and Micrometer observability.
Spring 6 introduces major updates such as moving JSR‑330 and JSR‑250 annotations to Jakarta packages, deprecating ListenableFuture, requiring Hibernate 5.6.x with jakarta.persistence, updating servlet containers, altering controller detection, converting HttpMethod to a class, and adjusting Kotlin and RestTemplate APIs.
The Spring Boot 3.0.0 M1 release upgrades the Java baseline to 17, migrates all Java EE APIs to Jakarta EE, removes several legacy components, updates a long list of Spring and third‑party dependencies, and outlines the upcoming milestone schedule for the framework.
The article reviews the recent release of Jakarta EE 10, its compatibility with Java SE 11‑17, the evolution of JDK 19 and upcoming JDK 21 features, and discusses how these changes impact enterprise Java development, microservice support, and the broader Java ecosystem.
Eclipse Foundation announced Jakarta EE 10, introducing a new Core Profile and dozens of updated specifications that simplify, modernize, and lightweight‑enforce cloud‑native Java applications while maintaining compatibility with earlier releases.
Spring Boot 3.0.0 M2, released on March 25, 2022, brings 50 bug fixes, documentation enhancements, and dependency updates, revisits the M1 changes such as Java 17 baseline and Jakarta EE migration, and adds features like restored EhCache 3 support, H2 Console, and improved @ConstructorBinding detection.
Spring Framework 6.x has been officially released, introducing Jakarta EE‑based packages for core annotations, requiring Hibernate‑Core‑Jakarta upgrades, updating servlet containers to Tomcat 10/Jetty 11/Undertow 2.2.14, and altering Web MVC/WebFlux behavior, with detailed migration steps and reference links.
The Spring Boot 3.0.0 M1 milestone, released at the end of January 2022, upgrades the Java baseline to Java 17, migrates all Java EE APIs to Jakarta EE, removes several legacy components, updates numerous Spring and third‑party dependencies, and outlines the roadmap for upcoming releases.
The article outlines the major updates in Spring Boot 3.0.0 M1, including the jump to Java 17, migration from Java EE to Jakarta EE, removed legacy support, upgraded Spring and third‑party dependencies, and the roadmap for upcoming milestone releases.
This article examines Spring Boot 3’s migration to Java 17, the adoption of Spring 6, updated Maven and Gradle versions, the move to Jakarta EE 9, removal of legacy components, and practical advice on when and how to upgrade your backend applications.
The article explains how Spring Boot 3 drops Java 8, embraces Java 17 and Spring 6, outlines the major framework changes, removed components, and offers practical advice on when and why developers should consider upgrading.
The article outlines the major updates in Spring Boot 3.0.0 M1, including the shift to Java 17, migration from Java EE to Jakarta EE, removed and upgraded dependencies, and the roadmap for upcoming milestone releases.
Spring Boot 3.0.0 M1, released on January 20 2022, upgrades the Java baseline to Java 17, migrates all Java EE APIs to Jakarta EE, drops support for several components, updates numerous Spring and third‑party dependencies, and outlines the upcoming release schedule.
Spring Framework 6.0 milestone introduces Jakarta EE migration, updates core containers and persistence, upgrades servlet baselines, removes deprecated APIs, changes controller scanning rules, and replaces the HttpMethod enum with a class, while previewing the upcoming Spring Boot 3.0 release.
Spring Framework 6.0 milestone introduces Jakarta EE package migrations, updates core containers, overhauls persistence APIs, modernizes servlet middleware with Tomcat 10, Jetty 11, Undertow 2.2.14, removes legacy components, and changes controller scanning and HttpMethod handling, while offering resources for learning Spring Boot and Cloud.
The SpringOne conference announced that Spring Framework 6 and Spring Boot 3 will reach production‑ready GA status in Q4 2022, outlined their milestone and release‑candidate schedule, required JDK 17 and Jakarta EE 9 compatibility, detailed Spring Native's native‑image support, and previewed upcoming Spring Boot 2.6 and 2.7 releases.
The SpringOne conference highlighted the upcoming Spring Framework 6.0, detailing its Java 17 and Jakarta EE 9 foundation, roadmap milestones, key migration points, Spring Boot 3 integration, and the imminent Java 17 release, offering developers a clear view of the next decade of Spring development.
The SpringOne conference went online and revealed the upcoming Spring Framework 6.0 built on Java 17 and Jakarta EE 9, outlining its development milestones, key changes from 5.3, cloud‑native enhancements, Spring Boot 3 integration, and the imminent release of Java 17 that will usher in a new era for Java developers.
Apache Tomcat 10.0.10 has been officially released, adding Jakarta EE 9 platform specifications, a migration tool for Java EE applications, and important fixes such as HTTP/2 flow‑control regression, TLS connection hangs with NIO, and restored JMX support for GraalVM native images.
Tomcat 10.0.x targets Jakarta EE 9, requiring developers to replace the javax package with jakarta, and version 10.0.5 introduces proper JNDIRealm escaping, updated HandlesTypes handling, and a refactored, IoC‑friendly WebSocket creation process to ease migration from earlier Tomcat releases.
Tomcat 10.0.x targets Jakarta EE 9, requiring code changes from javax.* to jakarta.* when migrating from Java EE, and introduces key fixes such as async read regression resolution, safe concurrent ServletInputStream.isReady() calls, and an updated Tomcat Native package built with OpenSSL 1.1.1k.
Jakarta EE 9 Milestone 1 marks the official transition from the javax.* namespace to jakarta.*, delivering a fully updated API set, reduced legacy specs, and new reference implementations, while aiming to lower entry barriers, accelerate releases, and provide a stable platform for developers to begin migration.
Jakarta EE, the rebranded successor to Java EE, has renamed each specification to clarify its future role, switched from the javax to jakarta namespace, and introduced consistent naming, affecting developers who must adjust dependencies and consider compatibility with servers and frameworks like MicroProfile and Quarkus.
After 18 months of negotiations, Oracle refused to sign a trademark transfer agreement with the Eclipse Foundation, jeopardizing the vendor‑neutral status of Eclipse IDE and Jakarta EE and potentially ending Java EE as a viable platform for developers.
