The Jakarta EE Media and Community Challenge initiated by Payara celebrates the innovation and creativity that thrives within the Jakarta EE community. This global competition invited developers, technical writers and technology enthusiasts to share technical content that educates, inspires and fosters collaboration within the Jakarta EE community.

After unveiling the impressive 4th, 3rd and 2nd place winners, the moment we've all been waiting for has arrived—it's time to announce the 1st prize winner!

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 Jakarta EE Media and Community Challenge was established by Payara to help showcasing the innovation, creativity and collaboration within the Jakarta EE community. This technical writing challenge encouraged developers, enthusiasts and tech writers to inspire others and advance the community's knowledge on Jakarta EE. Participants from around the globe submitted their entries to share key insights and help drive the community forward.

Following the publication of the 4th place entry "Quantum Sadis", we are delighted to share with you the entry from Mads Opheim titled "Jakarta EE based serverless backend-for-frontend", which has won 3rd place in the Jakarta EE Media and Community Challenge!

The Jakarta EE Media and Community Challenge was designed to be all about showcasing the innovation, creativity and collaboration within the Jakarta EE community. This challenge encouraged developers, enthusiasts and tech writers to inspire others and advance the community's knowledge on Jakarta EE. Participants from around the globe submitted their entries to help drive the community forward.

We are thrilled to share with you Jan Nilsson's entry titled "Quantum Satis", which has won 4th place in the Jakarta EE Media and Community Challenge!

Due to high demand and many entrants' requests, we are pleased to extend the deadline for submissions for the Jakarta EE Media and Community Challenge. The contest is now open until July 25th.

We know it’s a busy period for everyone, with conferences, trade shows and other events, as well as the upcoming holiday season! We hope this extended deadline will give participants more time to get their submissions in. We’ve already had some incredible entries, and look forward to reading more!