Jakarta EE 9 Release (Namespace Change)

Jakarta EE 9 was released, featuring the monumental change of migrating all `javax.*` package names to `jakarta.*`.

Significance

This release marked a definitive break from Oracle's brand and intellectual property, enabling Jakarta EE to innovate freely and independently. While requiring migration effort, it was a necessary step for the platform's future autonomy and accelerated development.

Key facts

Date
2020-11-04
Type
release
Location
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