Java 9 and Vert.x microservices are compatible for building applications, as showcased by this example application that implements a minimal, but working CI system.

The Jigsaw implementation is a new module system which has worked successfully for modularising Java itself, but is largely untried in wider production deployments of any real applications on top ...

The Java module system will certainly go a long way in freeing developers from the classpath hazards common to applications built prior to Java SE 9, but how quickly the industry will start seeing ...

Java 9, the next edition of the platform, might be delayed by objections raised recently by Red Hat and IBM over the workings of its module system.

The Java Platform Module System promised to standardize how Java apps modularized. But years later, the problems with Java modules remain.

This article discusses the latest attempts at making Java deployment artifacts and mechanisms modular and efficient, namely JSR 277: Java Module System and JSR 291: Dynamic Component Support for ...

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.

With this release, Gradle supports the Java Module System with everything needed compile and execute tests for Java modules. Devs can also build Javadoc and run applications.

Gary Krakow tests Sun Microsystems' new operating system based on Java and Linux called the Java Desktop System.

The Java Standard Library provides a lot of functionality. However, it doesn't always provide the features needed to interface directly to the underlying system. Enter JNI, which lets you safely and ...