The lack of an effective modular programming model has frustrated Java developers since the Java platform’s infancy. Until recently no single solution had stuck. In this article, Jeff Hanson explains ...

IBM, Eclipse Foundation, Red Hat, and others decide to stand out of the way of the controversial technology’s deployment in Java 9 Modularity, a key but highly controversial feature of the upcoming ...

Java, the 14-year-old language and application platform founded by Sun Microsystems, is set to take on a more modular approach with the planned Java SE Development Kit 7 upgrade to the platform, Sun ...