Thanks for the link about VS to Eclipse. That really helped out a lot. Ryan
On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 9:02 AM, Sean Hodges <[email protected]>wrote: > 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]<android-beginners%[email protected]> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en > -- 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
