With Java 8 out of the door it's finally possible to leverage modern programming constructs in Java. While EE 7 is on the rise and still dependent on SE 7 there are plenty of opportunities to combine the best of both worlds. One particular area is about integrating JavaScript as today's work horse for web-applications. But instead of exclusively using it on front-ends what else can be done with it on the server? Looking into Nashorn, Avatar, Scripting JSR and other possible options of also using JavaScript on the back-end and outlining a possible direction for Enterprise Java in general.
