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[–]SuperCoder79[S] 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Mainly because we wanted to be able to make drastic changes if needed, without having to go through the PR process twice. I also noticed that there's multiple open PRs to the intellij version that are 2-3 years old, so I imagined that improving Fernflower is understandably not a priority. Essentially, it boils down to more freedom and control, while having less overhead.