On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 4:44 PM, BermudaLamb <[email protected]> wrote: > As a developer I want to spend my writing code ... not twiddling with > an IDE to get it to work in a manner that I'm comfortable with. I > certainly don't want to spend time downloading and installing things > like IDEs that have nothing to do with the actually exciting part of > developing an application. I certainly don't see any issues with > asking if someone who enjoys twiddling with IDEs, creating make files, > etc if they would be inclined to publish some guidelines on the usage > of Visual Studio as a platform for developing Andriod applications.
Fair enough. My point was more with your perceived attitude in the OP than your actual request. It always frustrates me when a developer refuses to adapt for new tools and technologies, simply because they have experience in a particular one. I didn't find it difficult to learn Visual Studio despite being adept in Eclipse, neither did I have trouble using Xcode when the time came to port my C++ code to the Mac. I struggle to believe that I'm unique in this ability either. Anyway, you already pointed out the "Developing In Other IDEs" page in the Android developer guide. That is a useful resource for finding the tools you need when developing on another IDE. If you want a more integrated experience within Visual Studio (e.g. avoid switching to a command prompt to run the build tasks, etc) You could use some of the "External Tools" functionality to bind menu entries / key accelerators to project build tasks. This is an example guide on how to do this (you'll want to use the Android toolchain instead of the JDK one, cross-reference the Android developer guide for the commands you need): http://www.improve.dk/blog/2007/09/29/compiling-java-in-visual-studio You may also wish to build a language service for Visual Studio, which will provide you with more control over the interactive cues that VS provides you, e.g. code completion: http://www.codeproject.com/KB/recipes/VSLanguageService.aspx Although being an expert on Visual Studio, I'm sure you're a lot more familiar with these aspects of the IDE than I am. If you do choose to use Eclipse instead, there is a useful guide in the IBM archives that is geared for people migrating from Visual Studio: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/opensource/library/os-eclipse-visualstudio/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Beginners" group. NEW! Try asking and tagging your question on Stack Overflow at http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/android 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
