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Project set files allow you to quickly import a bunch of projects from CVS/Subversion. In Eclipse, one can simply select the projects and export them to a .psf file - then other users can import the .psf file and the projects are automatically retrieved from CVS/Subversion. (http://wiki.eclipse.org/index.php/PSF) This is a great feature for keeping all developers on a team in sync with the current list of projects. We also use it for continuous integration, where the .psf file is used to retrieve all projects from CVS/Subversion before building and testing them.
I know there is fierce competition between Eclipse and NetBeans, and the "Not Invented Here" syndrome lives strongly. But this is a feature of Eclipse that is easy to implement, is not specific to Eclipse, and will make it easier for developers on a team to migrate from Eclipse to NetBeans. An easy first step would be to add the ability to import a PSF file - which simply goes through the list and checks out each project from CVS/SVN and adds it to the workspace. Obviously, the corresponding export would also be nice, but if we could get PSF Import that would be a big win.
Just a note: There is no specification of .psf file format (see http://markmail.org/message/6jmaa4fudtwq2d3s *). Apparently, it is an XML file, but its structure is not specified. However, it looks simple enough to be quickly recognizable (or one can look at the Eclipse source-code). Real examples of .psf files: http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FOR-648 (follow the link in the table) - http://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/attachment/12311971/forrestProjectSet.psf http://drupal.org/node/80667 http://argouml.tigris.org/nonav/psf/argouml-core-projectset.psf *) I know the e-mail is 5 years old but the fact is that I have not found any specification using Google within five minues.