Now that Java 7 SE (Standard Edition) has officially been released, Oracle and members of the JCP (Java Community Process) have started mulling over what features to include in the next version of the ...

Until recently no single solution had stuck. In this article, Jeff Hanson explains why modularity is a next evolutionary step for the Java platform. He then surveys the two JSRs that propose to bring ...

Now that Java 7 SE (Standard Edition) has officially been released, Oracle and members of the JCP (Java Community Process) have started mulling over what features to include in the next version of the ...

Modular Java, due in Java 9, makes for a sleeker footprint, while Safety-Critical Java targets secure real-time systems It’s full speed ahead for modular and real-time Java efforts early in the new ...

As Oracle has been prone to do for the past nine months, company officials Tuesday pledged a strong commitment to Java technology. They even offered glimpses of a modular future for the platform.