The flagship feature of Java 9 will be the new Java Platform Module System (JPMS). Given the maturity of OSGi there were technical, political and commercial reasons why another Java module system ...

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.

A new zSeries module serves as a dedicated processor for Java applications and debuts in time for 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.

Java SE 9 comes with more than 150 new features, including the long awaited, much debated module system, as well as improvements designed, Oracle says, to bring more scalability, improved security, ...

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.

Oracle has shipped Java 9 and Java EE 8, including support for modularity in Java 9 and a host of other features in both specifications to simplify development.

The Apache Software Foundation has released the producton version of its NetBeans Version 9.0 IDE, with support for the Java Module System introduced with Java 9 last year.