Java EE (Enterprise Edition) 8 is not due until 2017, but given the multitude of proposals Oracle is considering for inclusion, the company will need all that time to sort out the revision. For now, HTTP/2, Model-View Controller, and security capabilities will likely make the cut.
Speaking at the JavaOne conference in San Francisco on Monday, Oracle’s Linda DeMichiel, Java EE spec lead, cited the list of proposals that must be addressed for Java EE 8. “This is definitely a work in progress.” The enterprise version of Java is geared to scalable, transactional applications and is featured in Java application servers such as WebLogic Server.