I'm confused. Does Glassfish come as part of the Java EE platform? Can you get Glassfish but not Java EE?
What's the relationship between Java EE and Glassfish?
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Glassfish is the reference implementation by Oracle for Java EE specifications. So, Java EE - a set of specifications for enterprise applications - is independent of Glassfish - a reference implementation for Java EE specifications.Glassfish does not come as a part of Java EE as there are other Java EE implementations such as IBM's WebSphere. However, it is not possible to get Glassfish without Java EE as it is the reference implementation of Java EE specifications.