Differences between Android NetBEANS plugin and Eclipse plugin?

Question

Would like to know the main differences between the Android NetBEANS plugin and Eclipse plugin ? Do you have a visual editor in both or one of both ? Do you have more support on Eclipse ?

Thanks.

Answer 1

I think its a matter of personal preference, but I think Eclipse with ADT plugin is recommended by Google for good reasons.

ADT simplifies things by generating build scripts for you and allows you to drag and drop files into your project and auto generates references in R.Java file.

It sounds to me that you might be new to Android/Java development? If that's the case then my personal opinion is stick with the Google recommendations. It saves you a lot of time getting your first android application up and running and I think that's the goal for most people starting a new development language.

Answer 2

I develop almost everything in NetBeans. However, for Android application development, Eclipse is the better IDE to use, as it simplifies a lot of simple tasks.

I prefer NetBeans generally, but Eclipse is way more tailored to Android development than NetBeans at the moment.

You will be more productive :