Practical JSF in Java EE 8: Web Applications ​in Java for the Enterprise

© Michael Müller 2018

Michael MüllerPractical JSF in Java EE 8 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-3030-5_9

9. Preparing for Java EE 8

Michael Müller¹ 

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Brühl, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

 

So far, we’ve used NetBeans 8.2 with the bundled Glassfish 4.1 (the latest version at the time of writing). Java EE 7 was sufficient for TinyCalculator and the technical foundations, but now it’s time set up an Java EE 8-compliant environment.

Current Evolution

In the past, new releases of NetBeans have been in sync with new releases of the core Java language as well as Java EE. But things change. Oracle donated NetBeans to the Apache foundation (http://​netbeans.​apache.​org), and the next Java EE release, formerly known as Java EE 9, will be developed under ...