Java 9 support
Java 9 greatly supports the cloud-based distributed application development with its latest features, including Modular Java Application Packaging or Self-Contained Application Packaging.
Java packaging tools now provide built-in support for multiple formats of self-contained application package development. The basic package contains only one folder on the hard drive that comprises all the required application resources along with the JRE. This package is readily redistributable as is, or we can also build an installable package, such as exe or dmg.
Self-contained application packages have the following advantages:
- Operations can directly install the applications with the installer that is known to them and launch the application
- We can control the JRE version to be used by the application as it is packaged
- Applications are ready to be deployed on a new system without having to install the JRE separately
- No explicit system admin rights are required to perform the deployment with...
