Create and launch the Jakarta EE 11 Release page

[shabnammayel]

The tentative date of the release is 16 July, 2024.

I have created a timeline for the launch of the release page here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hV2976O0KRopIbHX0ECvQwvgT2HPJxkmQv2ijsIR8-M/edit#gid=138610214

Please let me know if you have any concerns re the deadlines. We will have the final content by end of May and I will share it here once ready. but I wanted to give a heads up and have this on your radar.

I will also work with the design team to create the new banner image, Jakarta EE 11 specs image, etc. and will share them here once ready

[oliviergoulet5]

I personally have no concerns here with the timeline @shabnammayel. It gives us a generous amount of time to implement.

The first deliverable "Final design due (refresh of website)" caught my attention. I assume "refresh of webpage" was intended? Or are we also going to make major changes to the website's layout and appearance?

[shabnammayel]

You are right @oliviergoulet5 we are planning to refresh the release page design for EE 11 and not the whole website.

[excentrickristy]

Updated Spec Images:

Adding - SVG with individual specs linked:

[excentrickristy]

Hi @oliviergoulet5 - here is the PDF of the new release page design. I've left a few comments in here for you about where we borrowed certain styles from. We are also proposing a new style - when you click on the learn more button in the Developer Productivity and Performance boxes at the top of the page we would like it to trigger a simple modal popup. Is this possible? If not, let me know. I will start cutting assets for you. Jakarta-EE-11-Release.pdf

[shabnammayel]

@excentrickristy When I download the pdf the images get messed up and it looks like the following:

Do we need to share the file in a different format?

[shabnammayel]

@TanjaObradovic where can we get the updated numbers for this section of the page?

[excentrickristy]

@excentrickristy When I download the pdf the images get messed up and it looks like the following:

Do we need to share the file in a different format?

It looks fine for me in the PDF but I will have to cut all the assets individually anyway and give them to Olivier so it will be fine!

[excentrickristy]

@oliviergoulet5 the only thing missing here is the header image. I will get that to you tomorrow. release-page-assets.zip

Edited to add header image

[excentrickristy]

Link to the page copy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fDTg2OCrVKxTObDmjfGnFdfnkRgyBLZYSjXWhjEloFc/edit?usp=sharing

[oliviergoulet5]

Thanks for sharing the assets and content! I plan to start implementing this next week.

[shabnammayel]

@oliviergoulet5 are there any updates on this page's implementation? thanks

[oliviergoulet5]

@shabnammayel I plan on sharing a preview of the page tomorrow.

[oliviergoulet5]

@shabnammayel @excentrickristy Here is a preview:

• Landing Page
• Releases Page - Jakarta EE 11 is listed. Just so you know, the date isn't accurate. There is a technical reason for this. The framework we use, Hugo, will not build pages that are dated in the future. I will modify the date before going live on production.
• Home Page - The tagline has been updated to "Jakarta EE 11 now available"

You may also notice the videos linked are for Jakarta EE 10. Could you provide me the URLs for the videos at the top of the page and the community interviews?

[oliviergoulet5]

@shabnammayel @excentrickristy Have you both had the chance to take a look?

[shabnammayel]

@oliviergoulet5 yes, we went through the page together yesterday and it looks pretty good! We are going to provide our detailed the feedback early next week as some of the content needs to be edited as well. Please note that the release is delayed and will no longer be on 16 July. I will share the new date once confirmed. We expect to know the firm date at least 3 weeks in advance.

[shabnammayel]

@TanjaObradovic can you please check the community numbers section and let us know how can we get those numbers update in case they are not? thanks

[TanjaObradovic]

Specification Projects Stats Projects 34 Specifications 45 Git Repositories 38 Committers 139

Any projects start under EE4J top level project (specifications and implementations) Projects 60 Git Repositories 75 Committers 186

[shabnammayel]

@excentrickristy the two icons used for the productivity and performance boxes are the same as EE 10 release page. Can you please find and share two different icons that are more related to this release (developer productivity and performance)