> On 30 Oct 2013, at 20:11, Eric Berry <elbe...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I have one (sort of a question as well). Was the directory structure for new > projects discussed somewhere? This could be related solely to the new > IntelliJ based IDE, which I'm using, but why are new projects structured such > that there is a parent/root directory above the actual application module? > Not sure why new projects need to be 2 levels deep? Also not sure why the new > project structure needs to mimic a maven-esk structure. A build.gradle file > with custom source-sets could easily have been created to both handle a > single project directory and one to handle top-level directories for res and > src. > > This may be more for the folks at Google, but I definitely feel the change > warrants some explanation.
There are a few reasons, but primarily to support evolution of codebases over time by promoting modularisation. The structure makes it easier to break out android and java libraries as your app gets more complex. If you want more detail please ask on the Android tools group. > > >> On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 1:29 AM, Russel Winder <rus...@winder.org.uk> wrote: >> On Mon, 2013-10-07 at 10:16 +0200, Hans Dockter wrote: >> […] >> > I'm happy to talk with the 'Ant Anonymous group' about whatever their >> > objections are. I would be interested in more details. The current system >> > is already so superior to anything Ant has to offer. >> >> I kept on at them to get involved with feedback to Gradleware, but I >> don't think they responded. And these people like forums. >> >> > But to be honest, I don't take this very serious. >> >> That seems fair enough, especially if they are not prepared to give >> feedback to you. >> >> They are a collection of people who write a lot of Android products, but >> small one-person operations, though some for small start-ups. >> >> I am not involved directly with Android activity, I should have been for >> the last three years but the projects never got started. >> -- >> Russel. >> ============================================================================= >> Dr Russel Winder t: +44 20 7585 2200 voip: sip:russel.win...@ekiga.net >> 41 Buckmaster Road m: +44 7770 465 077 xmpp: rus...@winder.org.uk >> London SW11 1EN, UK w: www.russel.org.uk skype: russel_winder >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from this list, please visit: >> >> http://xircles.codehaus.org/manage_email > > > > -- > Learn from the past. Live in the present. Work towards the future. > Blog: http://eric-berry.blogspot.com > jEdit <http://www.jedit.org> - Programmer's Text Editor
