Too many imports spamming my code

Question

In my project I have a shapes package which has shapes I designed for my graphics program e.g Rectangle, Circle. I also have one or two more packages that have the

Answer 1

Yes, too many imports is a bad thing because it clutters your code and makes your imports less readable.

Avoid long import lists by using wildcards.

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