Google should build it's own IDE and just model it after Visual Studio. On Tuesday, March 12, 2013 1:47:11 AM UTC-4, Jason wrote: > > OK.. I've just about had enough of eclipse. I have been using it for 10+ > years (ever since it was WSAD :/) and have put up with it's slowness, > buggyness, upgrade nightmares, plugins that don't work, plugins that do > work.. then don't, random crashes etc etc... but I just can't take it > anymore. > > This latest version of eclipse (Juno Service Release 2 Build id: > 20130225-0426) is so riddled with bugs that I can't get through just a > few hours with either my delete key not working ( > http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2539672/my-delete-key-wont-work-in-eclipse-in-os-x), > > files not saving, a veritable "torrent" of NullPointerExceptions in the > Error Log which manifest as random UI failures mixed in with the occasional > but predictable complete crash followed by a "build the world" on restart > that takes about 3 days. > > I love eclipse, but enough is enough. > > So.. is intellij for Android development a realistic option? Obviously > Google make plugins for eclipse so this is always going to be the first > stop for SDK updates, but if anyone is out there who has made the switch > from eclipse to intellij *specifically for Android work* please let me > know your opinion. > > I also do a reasonable amount in C++ using the CDT (which is a whole other > source of issues) and I understand that this is not a strong point for > intellij (?) > > I really wish the folks at eclipse (whoever they are) would stop trying to > build features and just make the darn thing stable... I mean 10 years.. > c'mon guys. > > :/ >
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