Java EE Marked For Death

Although the Java programming language will endure, the Java EE framework may be deader than a doornail by 2010. There is a coffin and a headstone carved with Java EE's name on it, and service-oriented architecture (SOA) will wield the spade while the carillon tolls. The prediction of surfaced in a TechTarget report on the analysis of Ruby on Rails. "JEE5's failure to address complexity is a harbinger of the Java EE platforms' fall from dominance in the enterprise development platform arena. Organizations should look elsewhere when considering new enterprise development and should plan for the eventual sunset of Java EE as an enterprise solution." Monson-Haefel also noted the combination of web services and SOA as minimizing the significance of what runs on the back end of applications: "(Web services and SOA) emphasize how you interface with each other, which is XML and HTTP for Web services, for instance. What's running behind the scenes is really less important." Java EE can endure as a viable framework, conditionally speaking. Del.icio.us | Digg | Yahoo! My Web | Furl Bookmark Murdok: David Utter is a staff writer for Murdok covering technology and business.