What is obj folder generated for? [duplicate]

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What are the obj and bin folders (created by Visual Studio) used for?

The default output path for any project is Visual studio is bin/Debug, but I have noticed that obj folder is also generated which again contains dll and pdb files. Can someone tell me why is this folder generated?


"obj" folder is used to store temporary object files and other files used to create the final binary.

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