Jigsaw is an effort to turn Java into a more modular stack, including a module subsystem to help make the programming language more efficient.

Allowing entire modules to be imported all at once would eliminate tedious typing and simplify the reuse of modular libraries in Java.

The first early access builds of JDK 9 with Project Jigsaw, the initiative that's bringing modularity to the Java platform, are now available for download.

1Java Moving Forward With Faster Pace Release Schedule, Modular System Among the key messages and themes that emerged at the JavaOne 2017 conference, held in San Francisco Oct. 1 to 5, is that the ...

Java's modularity will be enabled as part of Project Jigsaw, which was originally announced in 2012 and focuses on the modularisation of Java including proposals for creating a modular Java ...

The next version of Java will feature modularity, a controversial feature which promises performance and scalability benefits.