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The Payara Monthly Catch – January 2026
Published a little later than usual due to a busy conference season, this edition looks back at the key […]
The Jakarta EE Media and Community Challenge initiated by Payara celebrates the innovation and creativity that thrives within the Jakarta EE community. Designed as a platform to inspire, educate and showcase collaboration, the competition invited developers, tech writers and enthusiasts worldwide to contribute technical content that advances the understanding and application of Jakarta EE.
We already unveiled the 3rd place entry “Jakarta EE based serverless backend-for-frontend“, and now it’s time to spotlight the 2nd place winner! Congratulations to Bazlur Rahman for his exceptional entry “Streamlining Jakarta EE 11 Development with Payara and start.jakarta.ee: A Hands-On Guide.”
The winning entry is an insightful guide that was clear, well written and structured. With the upcoming launch of Jakarta EE 11 , the tutorial showcases how Payara Server and start.jakarta.ee project generator, the application development process becomes smoother than ever, supporting software developers. Even more, the guide presents some of the key features of Jakarta EE 11.

We feel this entry would be of interest to anyone looking to learn more about the latest release of the Jakarta EE platform and we want to congratulate Bazlur Rahman on this remarkable contribution. This document clearly showcases how Jakarta EE remains a valuable platform to develop future-oriented applications. You can read the full article here.
Stay tuned as we will reveal the 1st prize winner from our Jakarta EE Media and Community Challenge soon!
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