The latest articles on DEV Community by Soniya Chavan (@soniya_chavan_f9c975382fe). https://dev.to/soniya_chavan_f9c975382fe https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F2058737%2F10ecce08-351a-4ff8-ab9e-b148ab4d1b23.png https://dev.to/soniya_chavan_f9c975382fe en Soniya Chavan Mon, 04 Nov 2024 22:20:29 +0000 https://dev.to/soniya_chavan_f9c975382fe/jakarta-ee-java-jboss-compatibility-4obo https://dev.to/soniya_chavan_f9c975382fe/jakarta-ee-java-jboss-compatibility-4obo <p>I recently had to run a feasibility check to upgrade an application from Jboss 7 to Jboss 8 . Documenting the min required compatible versions &amp; the rationale here in case it helps anyone using similar tech stack.</p> <h3> Tech stack: </h3> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Current Tech</th> <th>Version</th> <th>Tech Required for Jboss 8</th> <th>Version</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Java</td> <td>1.8</td> <td>Java</td> <td>17</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Java EE</td> <td>8</td> <td>Jakarta EE</td> <td>9+</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Spring</td> <td>2.5.6</td> <td>Spring</td> <td>6.0.x</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Struts</td> <td>1.x</td> <td>Spring MVC</td> <td>6.0.x</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jboss</td> <td>7.1</td> <td>Jboss</td> <td>8</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <h3> Rationale for Java 17 : </h3> <ol> <li>The lowest supported Java version for Jboss 8 is Java 11.</li> <li>The baseline supported version for Spring 6.x is Java 17.</li> </ol> <h3> Rationale for Jakarta EE 9+ : </h3> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Jakarta EE version</th> <th>Package names</th> <th>Description</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Jakarta EE 8</td> <td>javax.*</td> <td>Same as Java EE 8 only the brand name has been updated. No change in namespace.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jakarta EE 9</td> <td>jakarta.*</td> <td>Brand names &amp; package names are updated. Namespace changed to jakarta.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jakarta EE 10</td> <td>jakarta.*</td> <td>Brand names &amp; package names are updated along with changes to the API itself.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <h3> Rationale for Spring 6.0.x : </h3> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Spring version</th> <th>Supported Jakarta EE version</th> <th>JDK version</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Spring Framework 5.3.x</td> <td>Java EE 7 - 8</td> <td>JDK 1.8 - 21</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Spring Framework 6.0.x</td> <td>Jakarta EE 9 - 10</td> <td>JDK 17 - 21</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <h3> Rationale for Spring MVC 6.0.x : </h3> <p>Struts 7.0.0 release version supporting Jakarta EE 9+ has not been released yet according to <a href="https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/WW-5141" rel="noopener noreferrer">WW-5141</a></p> java jakarta jboss jee