The lack of an effective modular programming model has frustrated Java developers since the Java platform’s infancy. Until recently no single solution had stuck. In this article, Jeff Hanson explains ...

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.

A tidbit from Friday, reported by Alex Miller , gave me a bit of whiplash: Stanley Ho, Sun's spec lead for the modularity-focused JSR 277, is leaving to go to RIM , and the job is being taken over by ...