Breaking down the design of a program into individual components (modules) that can be programmed and tested independently. It is a requirement for effective development and maintenance of large ...

A monthly overview of things you need to know as an architect or aspiring architect. Lily Mara explains how to avoid high-risk software rewrites through incremental FFI refactoring. She shares how ...

To solve many problems all you need to do is write a program – a simple list of instructions of what to do. Sounds easy, but when you are confronted by a difficult problem – play a game of chess say – ...

This article provides an overview of proposals, specifications, and platforms aimed at making Java technology more modular in Java 9. I’ll discuss factors contributing to the need for a more modular ...

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 ...

Way overkill if the typical configuration is a single file, or at most three, with a dozen lines or so each.

What is structured programming (modular programming)? Structured programming, or modular programming, is a programming paradigm that facilitates the creation of programs with readable code and ...