Understanding the build environment and project structure
Once the gdx-setup tool is finished generating the project files for us, we can look at the general structure to get a better idea of the project layout. In order to understand why certain files are in the project and how third-party dependencies are handled, we will need an overview of Gradle, the dependency management and build system that LibGDX currently uses.
Why Gradle?
In the beginning, the only build tool available for Java projects was Make. Projects quickly became unmanageable as the requirements and dependencies exploded along with the popularity of the language. Around the year 2000, Ant came to the rescue with its control of the build process and its low learning curve with much ...
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