Programming: Electron, Java Enterprise Edition and More
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In Defense of Electron
Electron, a popular framework that allows developers to write code once and deploy on multiple platforms like Mac, Windows, and Linux, has been under a state of steady attack over the past year.
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Oracle caves, promises to crack open Java EE as v8 crawls ever closer
Oracle has revealed plans to shift Java Enterprise Edition to an open-source foundation as it promises delivery of version 8 is "approaching".
Java EE is already open source, with support led by Oracle, but in recent years there have been concerns that the firm was funnelling engineers onto other projects.
Although Oracle restated its commitment to Java EE last year, there have been continued calls for the firm to fully open it up. Some in the community are likely to be wary of being overly dependent on Oracle, and the threat of lock-in that comes with a big vendor.
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Opening Java EE, Tectonic on Azure, Free Tools & More...
The long and short of it: Oracle is "considering" finding a new place for Java EE developers to hang their proverbial hats.
"We believe that moving Java EE technologies including reference implementations and test compatibility kit to an open source foundation may be the right next step," Delabassee continued, "in order to adopt more agile processes, implement more flexible licensing, and change the governance process. We plan on exploring this possibility with the community, our licensees and several candidate foundations to see if we can move Java EE forward in this direction."
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