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JEE: The Official Acronym for Java Enterprise Edition

An interesting article that clarifies the proper acronym for Java Enterprise Edition appeared on GCN recently. So it's JEE, not Java EE (or J2EE, absolutely not). Makes sense to me even though it'll take me a while to condition myself.

Comments

• hey Marina, what's up with that: Java EE, not JEE ?

  Posted by: alexismp on July 31, 2006 at 04:54 PM

• I also think it's Java EE - even the link in the referred article always says Java EE. Guess you can't believe everything you see on the net (go, wikipedia ;)

  Posted by: kirillcool on July 31, 2006 at 05:05 PM

• Are you sure about this? At least as of a few months ago, people were being actively discouraged from using JEE, and were told to always use JavaEE. Hell, a Sun marketing gal even sent me some freebies for explicitly advocating JavaEE instead of JEE! Either Karen needs to talk to the marktoids, or needs to make sure that a consistent message is put out. If Sun can't sort it out, how can we mere mortals?!

  Posted by: hani on July 31, 2006 at 05:38 PM

• Who the hell is GCN? Guys Can't Name?
  
  The correct name is Java EE. Period. That article is so innacurated that the link it provides it provides (Java EE Technologies At a Glance) has Java EE in the title and URL :-)
  
  In fact, I'm forwarding below (with proper authorization from a SMI representative) a message sent a couple of weeks ago to the SMI Licensees list:
  
  

  ---------- Forwarded message ----------
  From: SMI-JavaLicenseeEngineering 
  Date: Jun 23, 2006 1:31 PM
  Subject: Java Platform Naming Convention
  To: SMI-JavaLicenseeEngineering 
  
  
  
  Back in 2005, Sun Microsystems announced a new Java naming convention,
  whereby future versions of the platform would be called
  “Java EE 5,” “Java SE 6," and “Java ME.”
  
  However, over the last year we have noticed that a few members of the
  Java community are using “JEE” and "JME," rather than
  “Java EE” and Java ME." Unfortunately "JEE" has different meanings that
  are not associated with Java technology. For example, a Google search on
  "JEE" returns topics unrelated to Java EE.
  
  We'd like to encourage you to spell out “Java” - i.e. Java EE, Java SE,
  and Java ME – especially in external communications, such as websites
  and blogs.
  
  Please take a few minutes to understand the reasons for the new naming
  schema, which are spelled out in this article.
  
  http://java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/javaone2005/naming.html
  
  Also, take advantage of the resources available, including the FAQs, and
  the 1-pager with the naming guidelines at the bottom of the page.
  
  Additional resources: Graham Hamilton's Blog:
  http://weblogs.java.net/blog/kgh/archive/2005/06/goodbye_j2se_he_1.html
  
  Thank you, Java community, for your support! Use the Java name and keep
  growing your momentum.
  

  
  -- Felipe

  Posted by: felipeal on July 31, 2006 at 06:34 PM

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