Until Java 9, Java’s top-level code organization element had been the package. Starting with Java 9 that changed: above the package now is the module.

The Java Platform Module System was put in place with the release of Java SE 9, leading the way to decouple JavaFX from the JDK and make it available as a separate module, Oracle says.

Java modules explained. JPMS borrows from module systems like OSGi and JBoss Modules, which is both good and bad. It's good because it means it uses real-world experience to define itself. However, it ...

Java would be enhanced with the ability to succinctly import all packages exported by a module, under a proposal floating in the Java community. The plan would simplify the use of modular ...

Modules prove to be the solution. At JavaOne 2017 it was discussed how the team turned to its tried and true method for solving difficult problems like modularity in Java.First, they identified the ...

Today, the results of the JCP Executive Committee vote on JSR-376 (Java Platform Module System, commonly known as Jigsaw), was published on the Java Community Process page. There were 10 votes for the ...

Modules map to Java packages and are encouraged to use Spring events which can be automatically stored in an event log. Spring Modulith also eases the testing of modules and events. BT.

IBM has created a module to handle Java for its mainframe computers and has come out with a budget system for midsize companies to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the mainframe.

A new zSeries module serves as a dedicated processor for Java applications and debuts in time for the 40th anniversary of the mainframe. Michael Kanellos is editor at large at CNET News.com, where ...