Best Development Environment (IDE) for Android

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Just downloaded the SDK 1.0 from

http://code.google.com/android

But now i learnt it also Require IDE Integrated Development Environment to Develop Application for Android Phones.

I think there are 2 IDE available

Eclipse 3.4 or JDK 6

Which is the Best IDE so i can started Developing Application for Google Android OS ?

I would recommend to go for Eclipse. Much better user support and bigger community. So once you've got questions the probability to find answers with Eclipse is higher, imo.

JDK 6 is not IDE, its java development kit, and it needed to create android apps.

I'd recomend use intellij idea, cuz eclipse is quite unstable and too complex.

Eclipse is the only IDE that supports Android development at the moment.

new development ide for android

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I am currently working on a new IDE – 'Meme IDE' for ANDROID, WM and Apple IOS.

Here is the link to the hello world video I made.
http://vimeo.com/20599586

It is planned to launch in april as its not quite finished yet but it works! and the plan is to make the design and deployment of cross platform apps more efficient while protecting functional depth in each.

Have a look and let me know what you think.

Joe

Lol!!! Depends on what OS you are running!(Windows) Eclipse is perfectly stable and u dont install it, it runs standalone! I am a IT major in College and have gone to programming competitions where they prefer you to use Eclipse over Netbeans, JGrasp, etc for java based languages. And you need all of it. the JDK, Eclipse, and Android SDK. JDK == java development kit, eclipse is your program to create code in and the android SDK is where essentially where all the different types of methods are like in the JDK but specifically designed for the Android Operating System. You should use Eclipse bc it has intellisence and since you dont know what an IDE is, not to be mean or anything, you should do more research before jumping into it because you will get overwhelmed quickly.

I'll give a try to meme!!

Great response. Very clear and concise and put it all in perspective for me! Thanks so much for this advice.
Cheers, Mike

Delete please... I forgot to quote post I was referring to...see next post! cheers, Mike

Nice concise helpful response - thanks

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Originally Posted by jr10000

Lol!!! Depends on what OS you are running!(Windows) Eclipse is perfectly stable and u dont install it, it runs standalone! I am a IT major in College and have gone to programming competitions where they prefer you to use Eclipse over Netbeans, JGrasp, etc for java based languages. And you need all of it. the JDK, Eclipse, and Android SDK. JDK == java development kit, eclipse is your program to create code in and the android SDK is where essentially where all the different types of methods are like in the JDK but specifically designed for the Android Operating System. You should use Eclipse bc it has intellisence and since you dont know what an IDE is, not to be mean or anything, you should do more research before jumping into it because you will get overwhelmed quickly.

Great response. Very clear and concise and put it all in perspective for me! Thanks so much for this advice.
Cheers, Mike