I am more comfortable with Visual Studio with C#, so I hope to get an IDE that is convenient.
During my search for free android development IDE, apart from the usual Eclipse, IntelliJ, netbeans. I have also found these:
nVidia Tegra Android Development Pack, which is kind of Eclipse. “Setting up an Android development environment can be a complex and frustrating experience. NVIDIA simplifies this for all Android developers with a single installer that manages this complexity for you.”
Motorola MOTODEV, which is also Eclipse. “Based on Eclipse, MOTODEV Studio lets developers who are new to Android get started quickly and helps experienced developers get the job done even faster”
It’s like I am exactly their targeting demographics.
My first question is, are there more pack like the nVidia or the Motorola one?
My second question is, should I setup Eclipse as instructed by Google’s developer page or should I use the nVidia pack or the Motorola thing. (Or that I should use IntelliJ or netbeans?)
I’ll chime in, but first a disclaimer, I am the Product Manager for MOTODEV Studio. I’ll try not to market at you, especially since it’s a free product. 😉
I would love to have you for a user, but I really want to see you as a happy developer, no matter what tools you use. @Ollie has it right, find tools that you like and use them.
We try to be the good starter package for people who don’t know Eclipse. There’s a lot of setup with the Android SDK, ADT, and the platforms. For some, getting the tools set up can be confusing. We know where everything goes, so we try to uncomplicate it as much as we can.
We also try to add things that make life better for developers than just an installer. I won’t enumerate, but go to the MOTODEV page and if you see what you like, try it out. It works for any Android device, not just a Motorola.
If you have questions, you can ask here (tag MOTODEV) or on our boards.