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Mastering Java 11

You're reading from   Mastering Java 11 Develop modular and secure Java applications using concurrency and advanced JDK libraries

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Product type Paperback
Published in Sep 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781789137613
Length 462 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Dr. Edward Lavieri Jr. Dr. Edward Lavieri Jr.
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Preface 1. The Java 11 Landscape FREE CHAPTER 2. Discovering Java 11 3. Java 11 Fundamentals 4. Building Modular Applications with Java 11 5. Migrating Applications to Java 11 6. Experimenting with the Java Shell 7. Leveraging the Default G1 Garbage Collector 8. Microbenchmarking Applications with JMH 9. Making Use of the Process API 10. Fine-Grained Stack Tracing 11. New Tools and Tool Enhancements 12. Concurrency Enhancements 13. Security Enhancements 14. Command-Line Flags 15. Additional Enhancements to the Java Platform 16. Future Directions 17. Contributing to the Java Platform 18. Assessment 19. Other Books You May Enjoy

A modular primer

We can define the term modular as a type of design or construction, in our context, of computer software. This type of software design involves a set of modules that collectively comprise the whole. A house, for example, can be built as a single structure or in a modular fashion where each room is constructed independently and joined to create a home. With this analogy, you could selectively add or not add modules in the creation of your home.

The collection of modules, in our analogy, becomes the design of your home. Your design does not need to use every module, only the ones you want. So, for example, if there are basement and bonus room modules and your design does not include those modular rooms, those modules are not used to build your home. The alternative would be that every home would include every room, not just the ones that are used. This, of course...

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