Should a stateful session bean implements Serializable
java, java-ee-6, serialization, stateful-session-bean
Solution
No, it doesn't need to as the specification does not require that.
You may download and check the EJB specification from: `https://jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=318`
Problem
I have a simple question but i can't find a answer for Java EE 6! Should a stateful session bean implements Serializable or not? I tested with and without implementing java.io.Serializable and there is no different and no errors. My feeling tells me, that a stateful session bean MUST implements Serializable because it can be persisted in a long term session...