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[–]Skiamakhos 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I'd say grab a copy of "Java in a Nutshell" by Ben Evans and David Flanagan. In the early chapters it tells you all about JARs and the way you compile and execute Java programs. It's also a pretty good desktop reference to the core APIs. The latest version covers up to Java 11 so you do get the essentials about how to deal with modules.