Import Question regarding modules

[Kenneth Fogel]

In preparing for a class tonight that will use the traditional class notation and not the compact (classless), I performed a simple experiment. I had a program that had:
import java.util.Scanner;
The final jar size was 6K.

I replace that import with:
import module java.base;
As expected, the jar for this version was the same size.

Knowing what to import has always been a pain point usually left up to the IDE to figure out. Using java.base allows you to use a text editor to write code and not concern the new student to Java with imports that can quickly become overwhelming if they want to use a collection or LocalDateTime and so on.

What are your thoughts? Was this one of the reasons for modules?

Ken

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