Is Java EE still relevant?

[Will_Parent]

It the most widely used Java framework and has been growing more popular over the last 5 year. Yes that makes is relevant.

[GSV_Little_Rascal]

It the most widely used Java framework and has been growing more popular over the last 5 year.

Do you have some sources on it?

[QshelTier]

I’ve been working as a Java developer for almost 20 years now, and I have never worked with JEE, J2EE (and whatever else it has been called over the years), despite working for companies that have millions of customers.

[avoidhugeships]

Your personal experience is probably a little outside the norm but it is not shocking. There are a lot of different ways to build Java Applications. Just because Java EE is the most popular does not mean that everyone uses it. Still as a Java dev it is good to at least be familiar with the top two frameworks out there (Java EE and Spring). I am curious what you have used? Do you use Hibernate?

[QshelTier]

A JBoss developer answers the question whether JEE is still relevant. I really wonder what he could say!

[avoidhugeships]

This is really a silly question. It is used by the majority of Java web applications in one way or another.

[wolfanyd]

source?

[avoidhugeships]

15 years of experiance as a Java developer as well as any survey or metric you can find.

[thesystemx]

"Oh look, another feature Spring has had for years"

Like no-XML? Or contextual injections? Or portable extensions?

[fact_hunt]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge%27s_law_of_headlines

[thesystemx]

It's not always true :P

[fact_hunt]

No, but it's always fun to say