(18-10-2013, 08:27 PM)Ippytraxx Wrote: Why not use a proper build tool like Maven or Gradle?

I never heard of them. But the point of the article is to show how to manage a project with the most basic tools. If you want to build the whole project from source, no need to download an IDE or a set of specific tools. Makefiles are a generic way to build project, and (almost) everybody has the "make" utility installed. I can't tell that for you tools ;-)

@venam
I think exactly like you, and I used to switch between vim and eclipse a lot at school. But using Eclipse just for building the project was too much for me. So I sat back and tough of this method for my next project. I had to learn the java buildings process from scratch, but it was worth it!