10.1 Introduction
The purpose of any package system is to make the design and maintenance of large programs practical by grouping related features together into units that can be easily understood and changed, independent of the other packages of the program. This modularity allows packages to be shared and reused by different projects, distributed within an organization, or made available to the wider world.
Each package defines a distinct name space that encloses its identifiers. Each name is associated with a particular package, letting us choose short, clear names for the types, functions, and so on that we use most often, without creating conflicts with other parts of the program.
Packages also provide encapsulation by controlling ...
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