There are several ways to create a project in IntelliJ IDEA (or any other IDE, for that matter):
- Using a project wizard (see the Creating a project using a project wizard section)
- Reading the existing source code from the filesystem
- Reading the existing source code from the source-control system
In this book, we will walk you through the first option only—using a project wizard. The other two options are just point-and-read, in one step, and do not require much of an explanation. After you learn how to create a project manually, you will understand what happens behind the scenes, during the automatic creation from the existing source.
