2: The Jakarta Cliff: Why Modern Java Leaves Struts 1 Behind

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 07:00:02 +0000

This is the second in a series of articles exploring the realities of modernisation. In this article, you’ll learn about:

The Modern Java Breakpoint: Why the shift from javax to jakarta creates an unfixable compatibility break for Struts 1 on modern containers like Tomcat 10 and Jetty 11.
The External Pressure Cooker: How platform baselines, security policies, and cloud migrations force the issue, even if the application code itself hasn’t changed.
Why “Shims” Fail: A look at why attempting to patch compatibility with shims is not a viable long-term solution for production environments.
Safe Operation Strategies: What it practically means to run Struts securely on older containers without exposing the rest of your infrastructure to risk.
The Path to Modernisation: How to use incremental migration patterns and extended support to modernise on your own terms, avoiding risky “big-bang” rewrites.

1: Why Struts 1.3 Still Matters in 2026

Tue, 16 Jun 2026 16:41:08 +0000

What You’ll Learn

This article is the first in a series that explores why Struts 1 still shows up (quietly but persistently) in enterprise systems in 2026, and what that means for teams trying to keep the lights on.

We look at:

The Discovery Effect: How stable, forgotten Struts apps resurface during audits, migrations, and security scans.
Where the Friction Really Is: The talent shortage, the tooling disconnect, and the Jakarta EE shift: all colliding to make legacy upkeep harder than it should be.
Modernisation Without the Fantasy: Why the rewrite-or-risk framing misleads teams, and how approaches like embedding Struts in Spring Boot create workable transition paths.
Buying Breathing Room: How extended support gives organisations time to avoid crisis-driven decision-making.

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2: The Jakarta Cliff: Why Modern Java Leaves Struts 1 Behind

1: Why Struts 1.3 Still Matters in 2026