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<\/p>\nAfter a few, blissful, drama-free issues, this month we look into the tension between the community and the Stewards of Java (again), this time the topic is Modularity. \u00a0Feedback from the community is always a Good Thing to help improve the platform, but when Jigsaw was due for release with Java 9 in two months it gets a little more… interesting. Java 9 isn’t the only news, as usual we’re covering Java’s future, linking to blogs and tutorials for\u00a0Java (including Android) code and design, and we’ve added a whole new section for Java Performance this month.<\/p>\n
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Probably the most important news of the month is community concerns around Jigsaw (modularity for Java), the big ticket item for Java 9. \u00a0The first article in this section is a long, in-depth critique of the approach taken by Oracle.<\/p>\n
This is an unusual situation for Java, and\u00a0it’s not clear yet what it means. \u00a0Will Java 9 be pushed back again so it can be amended further? Or will the community prefer to simply get their hands on the solution that’s been in progress for so long? Voting on JSR 376<\/a> (Jigsaw) closes on\u00a08 May so we’ll keep you updated.<\/p>\n Of course there’s more Java 9 news and background.<\/p>\n Note: if you were previously downloading your Early Access copies of Java 9 from https:\/\/jdk9.java.net\/download\/\u00a0you need to update your bookmarks to\u00a0http:\/\/jdk.java.net\/9\/<\/a><\/p>\n PSA: JDK 9 early-access builds are now here: https:\/\/t.co\/ZxHRIfj18j<\/a>; Jigsaw builds are here: https:\/\/t.co\/L8tYIskLpM<\/a> #jdk9<\/a> #jigsaw<\/a> #java<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Mark Reinhold (@mreinhold) April 21, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n
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