Welcome to the eighty-first issue of Hashtag Jakarta EE!

Last week we hosted the Jakarta EE Update call. If you missed it, don’t despair as it was recorded. As usual, it will be cut into smaller themed pieces and published on the Jakarta EE YouTube channel.

The Jakarta EE Platform project has stated a clarification regarding the Java SE level for Jakarta EE 10. The component specifications are recommended, not recommended to compile their API jar files to Java SE 11. That means that they can compile to lower Java SE levels if it fits them better. The recommendation, however, is still to compile to Java SE 11 using the --release option to the compiler. Exemplified here by the maven compiler plugin configuration.

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    <maven.compiler.release>11</maven.compiler.release>
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The topic of release cadence and time-based vs feature-based continues. I suspect this to be the major discussion point in the platform call next week. One of the questions that are being discussed is whether to tie the roadmap and release cadence to the Java SE LTS releases, effectively meaning a three-year release cycle for the Jakarta EE Platform and Profiles. Please join in on the discussions on the mailing list and the weekly platform project calls.

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