I think they need to have an IDE can provide more in Debug and UI design.
On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 11:19 AM, Lew <lewbl...@gmail.com> wrote: > Kristopher Micinski wrote: > >> Lew wrote: >> > Kristopher Micinski wrote: >> >> >> >> I don't really think that would be of any use to the Android team and >> >> seems like kind of a time waste: I don't really see how that would >> >> make economic sense for Google. >> >> >> >> Developing an IDE is extremely nontrivial, eclipse has thousands of >> >> developers over the course of years and it still really sucks, I don't >> >> think Google could do better without a lot of effort invested, and I >> >> don't think it would help any of their developers (since I doubt too >> >> many Google developers really use eclipse all that much anyway..) >> > >> > >> > Based on what do you have this doubt? How many is "too many"? >> > How much is "all that much"? Do you have statistics? >> >> It mostly seems to me like you're asking for statistics to try to make >> my answer seem irrelevant, because I honestly don't see any reason why >> > > >> I (a non Google employee) would have access to financial decisions or >> figures about the company. >> > > Yet you made a statistical assertion about how Google employees use > Eclipse. > > I didn't do it to make your answer seem irrelevant. I honestly want to > know the > basis for your statistical assertion. > > >> What is "all that much?" with respect to Google eclipse usage? It's a >> few posts on this forum and android-platform, reinforced by Google >> devs which has led me to believe that most Android developers (working >> on the lower level side of things) are using emacs or some other >> environment anyway: Eclipse doesn't really fit there as well. >> > > I've talked to Google engineers who do use Eclipse for Android app > development, > at least. I don't have enough evidence to make any statistical assertions, > but > it is a data point that might tend to contradict your assertion. > > > But maybe I'm wrong, and people at Google actually really love eclipse > > and would love to make it better. > > > > I couldn't find "too many" in my response anyway, so I'm not sure what > > It was here: " (since I doubt too many Google developers really use > eclipse [sic] all that much anyway..) " > > you're referencing, but Eclipse has thousands of developers, depending >> on whether or not you specify core functionality or common extensions. >> >> It's no doubt that Eclipse could use some work as a whole, it kills it >> with memory, it's quite slow, and regularly breaks on commonly used >> extensions for updated verions. (This isn't really Google's fault, >> building an IDE is an entire project by itself...) >> > > Since Google has nothing to do with development of Eclipse, it most > certainly is > not "really" Google's fault. > > -- > Lew > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > -- Regards, Michael Leung http://www.itblogs.info - My IT Blog http://diary.skynovel.info - My Blog http://www.michaelleung.info - My Homepage -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
