Android Studio
dr hydra
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Does anyone here use android studio for software development? I'm looking at it to create a Bluetooth project. (I just need to vent a little)...Could the android studio run any slower...it has to be the clunkiest software of all time. It grinds my computer to a halt! I looked at app inventor, but I do not like cloud based software development. Are there any other free android development suites?
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John Abshier
I have used it for BT comms with the Prop.
There is also the paid-for B4A (Basic for Android) which is what I use for my control-systems' HMI.
Android Studio is not a lightweight application, you aren't wrong. What is, however, is powerful. Basic autocomplete and code formatting doesn't even scratch the surface of what Android Studio can do. In fact, autocomplete is so basic that it doesn't even show up on the feature page! JetBrain's products (the original author of the platform) are chock-full of features that many people wouldn't even imagine are possible, let alone functional. I encourage you to check them out.
Unfortunately, for anyone running an older computer (particularly anything single-core, or less than 1GB of RAM), it can be painful. I can't offer alternatives like those above me, only the recommendation that, if you stick with Android Studio, you learn the features available to you. It might ease your attitude towards its performance. Also, don't bother trying Eclipse - the performance is at best equal.
And, if you've been contemplating a hardware upgrade, now is a good time. Get something multi-core and an SSD and all your problems should go away.
Windows
Microsoft® Windows® 8/7/Vista (32 or 64-bit)
2 GB RAM minimum, 4 GB RAM recommended
400 MB hard disk space
At least 1 GB for Android SDK, emulator system images, and caches
1280 x 800 minimum screen resolution
Java Development Kit (JDK) 7
Optional for accelerated emulator: Intel® processor with support for Intel® VT-x, Intel® EM64T (Intel® 64), and Execute Disable (XD) Bit functionality