bob wrote: > What do you guys think about Google developing an IDE that is tailored > specifically for Android development? It would basically replace Eclipse > and not have a bunch of confusing Eclipsy options that are irrelevant to > Android. > > It would basically be Google's answer to Xcode. > Do you think Google would care what we answer?
The point of the "I" in "IDE" is that it's *integrated*, including features that are meant for general development. With Eclipse or NetBeans or JetBrains or whatever, you can use one IDE to handle your client (Android), your server (database, middleware, whatever), XML, deployment (Ant-based or whatever), and other ecosystem-relevant tasks from the one platform. You may find "Eclipsy" options "confusing", but that's your problem, not Eclipse's. Eclipse's options are not inherently confusing. I guess you need to up your game. I don't like XCode precisely because it is a one-trick pony. Why would I prefer half a dozen tools, none as good within their own domain as the one I use, to the one integrated one that I do use? So basically I find your idea simply terrible, and I hope Google agrees with me. -- Lew -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" 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-developers?hl=en
