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Web App Evolution in Java

#webdev #java #cloud #beginners

Web development in the Java ecosystem has come a long way—from raw Servlets to reactive microservices and cloud-native apps. If you’ve worked with Java for web development, or you're curious about how it has adapted over time, this post is for you. 🚀

🧠 Highlights:

  • ☕ How Java moved from JSP/Servlets to Spring Boot & WebFlux
  • 🧩 Key frameworks like Struts, JSF, Spring MVC
  • 🧬 Real-time scenarios (e.g., how an eCommerce app evolves over the years)
  • ⚙️ Tools: Spring Cloud, Docker, Kubernetes, GraalVM, and more
  • 💡 What's next for Java web dev in 2025?

📖 Read the full blog with code samples, diagrams, and real-world use cases here:

👉 The Evolution of Web Applications in the Java Ecosystem

📌 Whether you're a beginner or an experienced developer, understanding how Java has evolved in the web domain can sharpen your architectural and design decisions.

Let me know your thoughts in the comments! 💬

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Great read:

Is it Time to go Back to the Monolith?

History repeats itself. Everything old is new again and I’ve been around long enough to see ideas discarded, rediscovered and return triumphantly to overtake the fad. In recent years SQL has made a tremendous comeback from the dead. We love relational databases all over again. I think the Monolith will have its space odyssey moment again. Microservices and serverless are trends pushed by the cloud vendors, designed to sell us more cloud computing resources.

Microservices make very little sense financially for most use cases. Yes, they can ramp down. But when they scale up, they pay the costs in dividends. The increased observability costs alone line the pockets of the “big cloud” vendors.

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