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World Congress 2026 Europe - Virtual Stage • Jul 1, 2026

Standing on the Shoulders of Servlets - The Web of Java

Giorgi Tsiklauri

Think Spring Boot handles all your HTTP requests? Uncover how the foundational Java Servlet actually powers modern frameworks and why mastering this low-level architecture makes you a better engineer.

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#1 about 6 min

Introduction to Java servlets and their ecosystem impact

Servlets serve as the foundational infrastructure for modern Java frameworks like Spring MVC and JAX-RS.

#2 about 6 min

Bridging the communication gap between HTTP and Java

Servlets act as an abstraction layer that allows developers to interact with raw HTTP using Java objects.

#3 about 6 min

Jakarta EE and the history of servlet specifications

The transition from Java EE to Jakarta EE involved transferring enterprise Java ownership to the Eclipse Foundation.

#4 about 3 min

Solving CGI performance limitations with multithreaded servlets

Servlets introduced shared memory and multithreading to overcome the heavy process overhead of traditional CGI applications.

#5 about 9 min

Understanding servlet containers and application servers

Servlet containers act as fully-fledged Java applications that manage the execution and lifecycle of business logic components.

#6 about 10 min

Managing the servlet lifecycle and HTTP request processing

The container handles servlet instantiation, configuration via initialization methods, and multithreaded request routing through service methods.

#7 about 7 min

Implementing business logic with the servlet API hierarchy

Extending the HttpServlet class enables developers to process specific HTTP methods using provided request and response objects.

#8 about 2 min

Servlets as the foundation of modern Java frameworks

Modern frameworks rely on servlets to implement the front controller pattern and manage complex web request delegation.

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