The main innovation in Java 9 was the introduction of modules. There was a lot of talk about this feature, the release date was postponed several times to finish everything properly.
Recently, my colleagues and I discussed the popularity of a couple of technologies – in particular, Java and node.js. After a brief Internet surfing session, it turned out that these technologies are used by many information giants to develop and maintain their platforms.
Any framework is one of the tools that help to develop software solutions faster and better. The basic principle of a framework is not having to reinvent the wheel.