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
- N/A