Our group finds EARs extremely useful. Particularly early
in the implementation of our product roadmap. Our process
tends to be aggressivly iteratative. So, we prototype very
quickly.
Sometimes, features we initially intended to
isolate (microservice but with the benefit of all the
goodies of a full EE container) find their way back from a
WAR back into the core EAR and vice/versa meaning elements
that seemed initially to benefit from more tight coupling
end up refactored our to WARs.
I'd love to keep it in the standard as it
provides a proven architectural approach to project assembly
but doesn't prevent more modular/distributed/micro patterns.
Keeping it provides utility. Keeping it
doesn't prevent other patterns.
BTW, I'm also in the "cheap seats" meaning not
on the working group but would love to help if there is room
for input/participation from small fry shops.
Cordially,
Dennis
Hi,
to my background: I have been developing enterprise
applications for more than 10 years, mostly as EARs.
So I am mainly a User of EE and was never part of a
EE working group. My opinion about EARs after years
is: It's an awful disaster if you're trying to
develop an ear platform independently. So why should
it be called 'standard'?
Today I wonder what can be achieved with an EAR,
which could not be achieved easier and clearer with
a clean microservice architecture?
So I'm suggesting removing EAR support from Jakarta
EE. This makes the platform easier to learn and more
lightweight.
If you like, you can read the following discussion.
It's about the question of how to package shared EJB
libraries in one ear. And it shows how awkward it is
to talk about EAR deployment questions.
https://github.com/payara/Payara/issues/2508#issuecomment-385129757
What is your opinion about the future support of the
concept of EAR?
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Ralph
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