I have to ditto what RichardC says. Same experiences. Eclipse its very "mature" and robust. Yes, the UI is a little bit different. Wording/Terms different, so it will take a little time getting used to the differences.
Matt RichardC wrote: > BermudaLamb wrote: >> one of the largest communities of non-Java >> developers is probably the Visual Studio developers. > > As you say non-Java - but Andoid development is Java (with the option > of excursions to native C/C++) so starting with Visual Studio is like > taking a spade to drill a hole. More than templates would be needed a > complete VS-plugin would be required (this would also rule out VS > Express users). > > As a long time VS user (back to the days of 1.4 and 16bit Windows) I > have had no trouble picking up Eclipse and the getting start > instructions worked 1st time for me. However I might switch to Ant > (XML based make equivalent) as I have not yet found a way to automate > the checkout, build, release cycle in Eclipse for larger multi-project > applications. > > -- > RichardC > > On Oct 27, 2:51 pm, BermudaLamb <[email protected]> wrote: >> I spend my entire day in Visual Studio 2005 and 2008. I want to >> develop Android applications as well. I have taken a look at >> Eclipse. I am Windows, not Mac, and not Linux. >> >> With that said ... Eclipse is not Visual Studio. They may both be >> IDEs but they are so different. I am looking for a step-by-step guide >> to gearing my Visual Studio environment for Android development. I >> know that thishttp://developer.android.com/guide/developing/other-ide.html >> talks about other IDEs. >> >> Lets be honest though, one of the largest communities of non-Java >> developers is probably the Visual Studio developers. Why not just >> recognize that and provide the necessary templates and steps to >> embrace this group, and kick the android market place into high gear. >> Anything is better that the i... world. >> >> Most of you may not remember, or even know the 70s and 80s. But >> Microsoft did it when they released Basic on the first PCs, and >> Borland did it again in the 80s when thye came out with the 29.95 >> Turbo Pascal. This is akin to the same thought ... Sure I can >> restructure my thinking, and learn yet another way to develop my >> applications, but in this day and age why should I. Since the the >> advent of the first GUI operating system I have been avidly waiting >> the developers panacea of point, click, drag and drop aplication >> development. We are not there yet, but everytime someone comes out >> with yet another IDE we seem to all sigh in relief while taking two >> steps backward in productivity. >> >> So, please, please, please ... provide a step by step visual guide >> (with templates) for Android Development in Visual Studio. Including, >> if necessary, steps for downloading and installing the various >> supporting stuff. I admit I'm spoiled by the VS development >> environment. I click on one EXE installation, answer a few simple >> questions, and in a few minutes my entire development environment is >> ready for me. I don't have to download this, then download that, and >> don't forget to get some of those, and a few of these. >> >> It is like the bad old days of Linux, when it would weeks to get the >> environment set up just right. However, don't breath on it because >> then Linux might think you installed something new and you would have >> to start all over again. > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
