Thanks Fabor. Seems we are in the same boat, preferring vi and command line for Java programming. I think my experience in Smalltalk is both beneficial and detrimental to learning Eclipse. While I know Java, (and have done Brew and J2ME) Eclipse is only a bit like Smalltalk class browsers and Java certainly ain't Smalltalk!
I appreciate your reply! brad On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 6:44 PM, Faber Fedor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 3:12 PM, Brad Fuller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >> >> I'm beginning to investigate the android development env and see that >> Eclipse is heavily promoted for both editing and debugging. How >> integrated, or how important, is the use of Eclipse for android >> development? > > Unless you are well-versed in Java, XML, ANT and how this platform > integrates the above with resources and how tightly integrated all these > parts are, I'd say you would be a fool not to use Eclipse. > > If you're familiar with Java ME or BREW, it might not be as painful for you. > >> Will I be losing out by using another editor (I use vi)? > > I'm a vi(m) guy and I m loving Eclipse. I do screw up switching back and > forth between them (some things are just better in vi(m)) but I've gotten > used to it. > > There are vi bindings for Eclipse, but I've not installed it yet. > >> >> And what about debugging? > > It's awesome. While the Perl debugger is very capable, I never realized how > much I missed a GUI debugger. There's also a scary looking hardware > debugger thingie call DDMS (IIRC) that looks pretty powerful but I've not > needed to use it yet. > > And the Google App Engine plugin makes debugging GAE apps a breeze (no more > print statements scattered through your web app). > >> >> Those using Eclipse, how well did you adapt to Eclipse >> and the android plugin? > > I am a hard-core command line guy. I have come to love Eclipse. I would > have never been able to tackle and Android app without it; the plugin takes > care of much of the drudgery work so you can get to learning the framework > (which is a major chore in and of itself). > > Use the Eclipse and the Android plugin. you can always go back to vi later > if it suits you, but I don't think it will. > > -- > > Faber Fedor > Cloud Computing New Jersey > http://cloudcomputingnj.com > > > > > -- Brad Fuller --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Beginners" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
