Java Enterprise Edition (Java EE) formerly named J2EE is a software development platform for enterprise software components. It is defined as a server-side specification gathering other component Java specifications. Since 1999, six editions of the platform have been specified:

• J2EE 1.2 (JSR ?)
• J2EE 1.3 (JSR 58)
• J2EE 1.4 (JSR 151)
• Java EE 5 (JSR 244)
• Java EE 6 (JSR 316)
• Java EE 7 (JSR 342)

Here are some personal documentations about specifications part of the Java EE platform:

• Java API for RESTful Services (JAX-RS)
• JSP Standard Tag Library (JSTL)