Use this tag for questions relating specifically to Java Enterprise Edition 8.
Java Enterprise Edition 8 (JEE8) is a specification defining a collection of Java-based technologies and how they interoperate. JEE8 incorporates features of previous versions and adds:
- Java Servlet 4.0 API with HTTP/2 support
- Enhanced JSON support including a new JSON binding API
- A new REST Reactive Client API
- Asynchronous CDI Events
- A new portable Security API
- Server-Sent Events support (Client & Server-side)
- Support for Java SE 8 new capabilities (e.g. Date & Time API, Streams API, annotations enhancements)
See Overview below for a list of updated and new JSRs.
Numerous implementations are available in the form of both commercial products and open source projects. Glassfish 5 is the reference implementation for JEE8.
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This tag is specific for the Java EE 8 version. See the java-ee tag for general Java EE questions.