The Java Platform Module System (JPMS) is a code-level structure, so it doesn’t change the fact that we package Java into JAR files. Ultimately, everything is still bundled together in JAR files.

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 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 ...