Java server-side technologies have evolved over 20 years from J2EE in the late 1990s and early 2000s to today's Jakarta EE and MicroProfile standards. Key developments included the introduction of EJB, JSP, Servlets, and later Java EE additions such as CDI, JAX-RS, and security improvements. Standards have faced criticism but also drive innovation while providing portability. Cloud-native applications now emphasize fast startup, observability, fault tolerance, and other features aligned with containers and microservices. Jakarta EE and MicroProfile aim to continue advancing Java for the cloud.
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