What is the difference between Java and Java EE

JSE (Java Standard Edition)

By using JavaSE you can develop stand-alone application ex: adobe reader, anti-virus, media players, etc. Java SE is also known as core java.

• lang: Language basics.
• util: Collection framework, events, data structure and other utility classes such as date.
• io: File operations, and other input and output operations.
• math: Multi precision arithmetics.
• nio: Non-blocking I/O framework for Java.
• net: Classes an API’s related to networking.
• security: This package provides classes and interfaces such as key generation, encryption, and decryption which belongs to the security framework.
• sql: Classes and interfaces for accessing/manipulating the data stored in databases and data sources.
• awt: Classes and interfaces to create GUI components in Java.
• text: Handles text, dates, numbers, and messages.
• rmi: Provides the RMI package.
• time: The main API for dates, times, instants, and durations.
• beans: Classes and interfaces related to JavaBeans components.

JEE (Java Enterprise Edition)

Using JavaEE, you can develop Enterprise applications. This includes

• API’s like Servlets, WebSocket, JavaServerFaces, Unified Expression Language.
• Web service specifications like API for Restful web services, API for JSON processing, API for JSON Bonding, Architecture for XML binding, API for XML web services.
• Enterprise specifications like Dependency Injection, Enterprise JavaBean, Java Persistence API, Java Transaction API.