title: Why project Jigsaw / JPMS?
body: <p>Java's package management system always seemed simple and effective to me. It is heavily used by the JDK itself. We have been using it to mimic the concept of namespaces and modules.</p>
  
  <p>What is <strong>Project Jigsaw</strong> (aka <a href="https://jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=376" rel="noreferrer">Java Platform Module System</a>) trying to fill in?</p>
  
  <p>From the official site:</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>The goal of this Project is to design and implement a standard module
    system for the Java SE Platform, and to apply that system to the
    Platform itself and to the JDK.</p>
  </blockquote>