title: How to initialize git for a new eclipse (neon) java project
body: <p>I installed a fresh copy of eclipse Neon, and created a new gradle java project in a new and shiny workspace. What is the best practice for adding git to the party? </p>
  
  <p>I read that initializing git in the project directory is <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/26696303/where-to-git-init-for-java-project">really a bad idea</a>. </p>
  
  <p><em>What is a particularly good idea</em> then?!</p>
  
  <p>Thanks!</p>