Do I need to use Eclipse IDE in order to develop in Android ? Most of the user guides insist on Eclipse !
No, it isn't. See developer.android.com for instructions on how to develop, both with and without eclipse.
Managing Projects from the Command Line and Building and Running from the Command Line, for example, shows how to manage and build a project (without Eclipse), respectively.
Eclipse is very good IDE for android application development. Otherwise there are other IDE's like:
Netbeans, JetBrains as mentioned by DAC
Plus you have got:
IntelliJ
No, it isn't; however, I don't see why you'd want to do otherwise. It greatly simplifies things when using Google's own SDK and Eclipse plugins.
I think it may be somewhat futile to develop for Android without an IDE if you plan on using the emulator, debugging and anything else that is useful for Android development; however, most of the other large Java IDE's support android:
NetBeans
JetBrains
No it's not. You could even use nicer languages like scala... (take with a pinch of salt)
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How to use j2objc in android studio?
I did not find any manual. How to implement and work with j2objc in android studio?
I'm a junior in java language, and I wrote one app for android, and now I need convert this app for iOS. It's a simple app.
I want use j2Objc for a separate build app for iOS, but I don't know how to work with j2objc.
Download distribution and this plugin. Follow instructions and everything will work.
Forgive this obvious question, but you have a Mac, right? You won't be able to build iOS apps without one. That's why many j2objc engineers use Xcode, since UI development and debugging are easier to do there.
I have win 10 machine.
OK, I downloaded it, unzip, and next step? I dont see any instruction, what i do with this. Paste in specific folder? Implement with plugin wizard? or? Maybe Im stupid, but realy I dont know how these features work on.
I see only:
This package must be built on an OS X system, with: ...
and for gradle plugin ...
oh shit!
I was planning to try to learn Android, and I have totally no knowledge on Android development.
But Vim is my favorite editor, so I prefer Vim rather than Eclipse.
How do I set up this environment, and how do I run it (from beginning to the end)?
Currently in,
~/.vim/bundle/
I already got
- conque-shell
- nerdtree
- supertab
- command-t
- taglist
...etc.
these plugin. Are there other plugins that I should add in?
I would strongly recommend you to use Vim plugin Eclim for Android development in Vim. I used it, and I found it extremely useful. Code autocomplete, refactoring and so on, is just awesome. Actually, when I started using Eclim, I got power of an IDE with my favorite editor Vim.
Also, you might want to read this publication about using Eclim for Android development.
You don't need any Vim plugins for Android development.
All you need is
Apache Ant for building the resulting app
A Java 5 compatible JDK
The Android SDK
Then you can use Vim to edit the AndroidManifest.xml, the layout.xmls, the Java source, the build.properties, the build.xml, and so on.
You need to know how to build an Android project by Ant.
I also use Vim to develop android project, and I have just created a Vim script for Android development. It is called adt.vim, and I am using it. I hope you will like it. http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=4330
If any suggestion, please tell me. It is still being improved.
Can I use eclipse with java to create an Android app? One programmer said yes, but a programmer at IBM said no. I'm tring to put app on the android market.
Is it possible to just use the Eclipse IDE to create an android app or do I need to use a different IDE?
Yes, you can create Android apps using Eclipse. You'll have to install the Android SDK and ADT before you get started. Here are some guides to get you started:
http://developer.android.com/tools/building/building-eclipse.html
http://developer.android.com/tools/projects/projects-eclipse.html
http://developer.android.com/tools/testing/testing_eclipse.html
Eclipse is the most popular. There are options such as IntelliJ IDEA, Netbeans.
The followings
http://mobile.tutsplus.com/tutorials/android/publish-to-android-market/ and
http://developer.android.com/guide/publishing/publishing.html
will be helpful on how to export your app to android market.
Sure you can Java is one of the most popular languages to program in for android creation.
The MoSync IDE is based on Eclipse and is conveniently cross-platform. You might consider that.
However, there's a how-to for Android apps in Eclipse located at the Android Developer site.
Sure, you can use the Eclipse IDE for Android Development:
http://developer.android.com/sdk/eclipse-adt.html
While Eclipse is the most popular for developing Android applications, you can use other IDEs such as Netbeans and IntelliJ IDEA..
You can find more info at
http://www.nbandroid.org/ for Netbeans
http://www.jetbrains.com/idea/features/google_android.html for IntelliJ IDEA
Personally I prefer Eclipse, but if you are uncomfortable using Eclipse you can use those IDEs.
I'd like to learn Android app development but I don't want to use any IDE, especially Eclipse and its ADT plug in. It's just that I'm more comfortable with command line, executing commands myself and seeing what's going on beneath. I'm looking for a good reference/tutorial/ebook/walk through on the flow. Is there any such resources available?
From the android dev. website: http://developer.android.com/tools/building/building-cmdline.html
Ofcourse the title suggests using a different IDE, but it explains what directories you need, how to compile your .APK etc.
Ofcourse, you need de SDK and the tools from there, but that's a given. You can however use the above information to develop without Eclipse/ADT
Hi all
I want to start Android development but I just don't like Eclipse. (Yes, I am picky. lol)
Is there any other good IDE rather than Eclipse that really WORKS with Android SDK? (QT maybe?)
Thanks in advance
Ignacio
UPDATE:
I am on Mac OS X. Is there any plugin for Xcode that makes the trick of linking Android SDK with it?
Nope, my personal experience shows that Netbeans Android plugin (aka nbandroid) is too buggy. I'm using Intellij IDEA - which is fantastic
As for IDEs, Netbeans is pretty good for Android development.
Basically, every text editor or IDE can be used with some amount of tweaking. See this reference as a way to get started: http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/other-ide.html
Update: A page dedicated to alternative IDEs was removed from Android dev guide. A page about workflow & tools has some information on the subject: http://developer.android.com/tools/workflow/index.html#ThirdParty
Eclipse is just a terrible, buggy pile of garbage from top to bottom, and most people have told me NetBeans doesn't have a mature Android implementation.
How difficult is it to setup Intellij IDEA for Android development, and what should I expect versus developing for Android on Eclipse?
I advise Android bundle for TextMate: https://github.com/nesterow/Android.tmbundle It's lightweight and easy to use. There is no intellisense, but actually it just makes you remember namespaces better. :)