At JavaOne 2017, a big source of pride was the fact that Project Jigsaw was ratified and Java modules are now part of Java SE 9.

IBM dedicates module to Java on mainframes A new zSeries module serves as a dedicated processor for Java applications and debuts in time for the 40th anniversary of the mainframe.

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

The latest version of the Gradle open-source build automation tool, just announced, comes with a number of upgrades, bug fixes, and highly anticipated support for building and testing Java modules.

With Spring Dynamic Modules you can write Spring-based service-oriented applications that run inside an OSGi container.