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I'm a java developer. Why should I look at a eclipse project file? (Ok, as I'm using Idea - why look at an Idea project file?) Those are the internal storage systems of the IDE and I don't care what they use. And I won't go around patching the IDE's config files manually ever.

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Why because the project you need to swipe some stuff from has no build system other than the wretched eclipse project file. Put it this why, you look at the project file, it's a tell how horrid everything is with the Java ecosystem that someone thinks that is a good idea.

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