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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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Table of Contents (20) Chapters Close

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

Summary

In this chapter, we examined the structure of Java modules as specified by Project Jigsaw and took an in-depth look at how Project Jigsaw was implemented to improve the Java platform. We also reviewed key internal changes to the Java platform as they relate to the modular system. Our review started with a modular primer, where we learned about Java's modular system in terms of benefits and requirements.

We explored the seven primary tool categories that make up the JDK. As we learned, modularity in Java also extends to runtime images resulting in more maintainability, better performance, and increased security. The concept of link time was introduced as an optional phase between compile-time and runtime. We concluded the chapter with a look at the Java Linker and how Java encapsulates internal APIs.

In the next chapter, we will explore how to migrate our existing...

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