In this JavaPolis 2006 interview Ted Neward talks with Stanley Ho (JSR-277 specification lead) on the up coming Java Module System. In addition they also discuss the current and future state of Java Web Start.
JSR-277 seeks to address many issues associated with Java Archives (JARs), including the lack of version control, the difficulties in distributing multiple JARs for deployment, the classpath hell, JAR hell, and extension hell, etc. that have been well known to many Java developers for years. The specification defines an architecture with first-class modularity, packaging and deployment support in the Java platform, including a distribution format, a versioning scheme, a repository infrastructure, and runtime support.
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