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JavaWorld.Year in Review: What to expect in Java SE 7 In December 2008, Sun overhauled this plan yet again, announcing that Java SE 7 will focus solely on modularizing the JDK as Project Jigsaw in the OpenJDK. JSR 277 and the Java Module System will be put on hold until after Java SE 7. JSR 294 will be resurrected for the purpose of modularizing the JDK. Sun has stated its intention to work closely with the OSGi Alliance so that JSR 294 modules can be used by OSGi.

Information is still emerging about this new day for Java modularity, and it's a little early to parse the current wave of announcements for what they will actually mean to Java SE 7. Sun seems to set the minimum bar as breaking the JDK itself into modules and supporting those modules in the Sun virtual machine directly (but not as part of a new platform standard). Read more...


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