“The strongest of all warriors are these two — Time and Patience.” ― Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace
Pete Letkeman wrote:When preparing for the Java certification tests it is recommended that one does not use an IDE.
It appears as though some people are 'married' to their IDE and all of the extra features which are supplied either naively or via plugins.
In your book Head First Android Development (2nd Edition) do you recommend any particular IDE and if so why?
Head First Android Development
https://dogriffiths.github.io/HeadFirstAndroid/#/
“The strongest of all warriors are these two — Time and Patience.” ― Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace
Pete Letkeman wrote:... which are supplied either naively or via plugins.
The secret of how to be miserable is to constantly expect things are going to happen the way that they are "supposed" to happen.
You can have faith, which carries the understanding that you may be disappointed. Then there's being a willfully-blind idiot, which virtually guarantees it.
Tim Holloway wrote:"Naivley" is precisely why we discourage the use of IDEs for general Java development. Yes, I'm sure you meant "natively"
Tim Holloway wrote:However, I'll admit that I've never developed for Android outside of an IDE. I got into too many fights with its magic resource generator requirements and I've never bothered to get properly educated on the Maven plugin (most of my projects are Maven-built).
“The strongest of all warriors are these two — Time and Patience.” ― Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace
The secret of how to be miserable is to constantly expect things are going to happen the way that they are "supposed" to happen.
You can have faith, which carries the understanding that you may be disappointed. Then there's being a willfully-blind idiot, which virtually guarantees it.
Pete Letkeman wrote:I think that initially when Google provided the Android Development Tools for Eclipse that Maven was recommended. However with the release of Android Studio doesn't Google/Android recommend Gradle? Is there any reason as to why you choose to use Maven over Gradle Tim?
Tim Moores wrote:Maven was never much used for Android. Initially, Ant was the preferred built tool,
“The strongest of all warriors are these two — Time and Patience.” ― Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace
In using the ADT for Eclipse don't you run into the possibility unknown errors.
The secret of how to be miserable is to constantly expect things are going to happen the way that they are "supposed" to happen.
You can have faith, which carries the understanding that you may be disappointed. Then there's being a willfully-blind idiot, which virtually guarantees it.
paul nisset wrote:Don't go the notepad route for Android. You really do need an IDE to learn it initially. An IDE also has things like Emulators that speed up development.
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