In this JavaOne session, Linda DeMichiel (Java EE 8 Specification Lead) gives an overview of what is currently planned for Java EE 8.
Linda starts by explaining the results of Oracle’s Java EE community surveys and the general thought process behind requirements gathering for Java EE 8. She then gives technical details around some of the planned enhancements :
- Enhanced support for HTML5 applications and other web tier features such as server-sent events, the new JSON-B JSR for binding JSON payload to Java objects, support for HTTP 2.0, the new MVC framework, etc.
- Ease of development including CDI alignment and ease of use with security interceptors, extended use of CDI scopes, the introduction of CDI based model to simplify Message Driven Beans, etc.
- Continued support for portable cloud applications. The sessions goes over the planned Java EE Management API but also touches on the new upcoming Security JSR.
Watching Linda's session replay will give you a good idea on where the EG wants to go with Java EE 8.
The sesison slides are also available here.
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