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Jakarta EE 11, released in June 2025, focused on productivity and innovation, delivered: updates to 16 specifications; a new specification, Jakarta Data; and sets the baseline to Java 21, the latest LTS release.
With a planned release of July 2026, work has already started with Jakarta EE 12. As of early May 2025, there are 24 specifications in which their respective reviews have passed. There are three new specifications for consideration in Jakarta EE 12: Jakarta Query, Jakarta Portlet and Jakarta Portlet Bridge.
This presentation will help you get started using Jakarta EE 11 with working examples along with a sneak peek at what you can expect in Jakarta EE 12.
Michael Redlich has been an active member within the Java community for the past 25 years. He founded the Garden State Java User Group (formerly the ACGNJ Java Users Group) in 2001 where he serves as one of the directors. Since 2016, Mike has served as a Java community news editor for InfoQ where his contributions include the weekly Java news roundup, news items, technical articles and technical reviews from external authors. He is currently the lead Java Queue editor. Mike joined Payara as a contract Developer Advocate and Technical Writer in the summer of 2023.
He is the author of "Helidon Revealed: A Practical Guide to Oracle’s Microservices Framework," released in late-December 2024.
Mike has presented at venues such as Devnexus, JavaOne, Oracle Code One, JCON World, Emerging Technologies for the Enterprise, Trenton Computer Festival (TCF), TCF IT Professional Conference, and numerous Java User Groups. Mike serves as a committer on the Jakarta NoSQL and Jakarta Data specifications and the Eclipse JNoSQL project. He also participates on the leadership council of the Jakarta EE Ambassadors. Mike was named a Java Champion in April 2023.
He retired from ExxonMobil Technology & Engineering in June 2023 with 33½ years of service. His experience included developing custom scientific laboratory and web applications, polymer physics, chemometrics, infrared spectroscopy and automotive testing. He also has experience as a Technical Support Engineer at Ai-Logix, Inc. (now AudioCodes) where he provided technical support and developed telephony applications for customers.
