A Business Guide to Enterprise Development Options on the Java Platform

Enterprise applications have become even more critical in a fast paced digital ecosystem spawned primarily by the commoditization of cheap cloud compute resources.

This business guide takes a look at how to assess enterprise application development options on the Java Platform.

We answer questions:

• What is an Enterprise Application?
• What is an Enterprise Development Platform?

And provide:

• Features of a Good Development Platform
• Java Enterprise Development Platforms

We look at the rationale behind and differences between Jakarta EE (formerly Java EE), Spring Framework, Grails, Play and others.

By the end of this guide, you will have a good framework for evaluating Java application development platforms for your next project.