Favorite IDEs / Editors

[nvanprooyen]

This thread ended up inspiring me a little bit. In my current role, there is almost no reason for me to write any code. I kinda want to do something just for fun now. I installed Android Studio this AM and walked through some of the basics, and was able to get shit to show up on my phone. Fun! I'm trying to decide if I want to build a dumb app, or maybe go down the Unity rabbit hole and play around with game dev some.

 

[botfly10]

I basically just take an instapot and fill it with nails and screws idk

i laughed so fuckin hard

 

[Aesopian]

This thread ended up inspiring me a little bit. In my current role, there is almost no reason for me to write any code. I kinda want to do something just for fun now. I installed Android Studio this AM and walked through some of the basics, and was able to get shit to show up on my phone. Fun! I'm trying to decide if I want to build a dumb app, or maybe go down the Unity rabbit hole and play around with game dev some.

If you're going to build an app I'd say just how straight to Kotlin instead of Java you'll end up learning a ton of Java along the way and real with a lot less headaches going that route.

 

[Aesopian]

I used to see my old job''s ads show up here too lol.

As for IDEs, I used to use Webstorm for big repos, sublime for individual files. Now I pretty much just use VS Code for front end and IntelliJ for Java, but some of VS Code's extensions are janky as ****.

Jet brains is all I've ever used.

 

[nvanprooyen]

If you're going to build an app I'd say just how straight to Kotlin instead of Java you'll end up learning a ton of Java along the way and real with a lot less headaches going that route.

Thanks! I actually stumbled on Kotlin when I installed Android Studio, and was thinking of going in that direction. If I'm gonna learn something new, it seems like Kotlin makes a lot of sense.

 

[Burque]

Thanks! I actually stumbled on Kotlin when I installed Android Studio, and was thinking of going in that direction. If I'm gonna learn something new, it seems like Kotlin makes a lot of sense.

Do these cost money or are they free because the platform wants you to build apps for them?

 

[nvanprooyen]

Do these cost money or are they free because the platform wants you to build apps for them?

Kotlin is a language. It's an alternative to working with Java and growing in adoption / popularity, largely due it being more concise and clear. Java has been around forever and has a lot of legacy baggage that comes with that. Android Studio (also free), is an IDE (acronym means integrated development environment, but it's basically a code editor) that supports both Java and Kotlin for Andoid app development.

 

[Burque]

Kotlin is a language. It's an alternative to working with Java and growing in adoption / popularity, largely due it being more concise and clear. Java has been around forever and has a lot of legacy baggage that comes with that. Android Studio (also free), is an IDE (acronym means integrated development environment, but it's basically a code editor) that supports both Java and Kotlin for Andoid app development.

Thank you, Sorry for my ignorance.

 

[nvanprooyen]

Thank you, Sorry for my ignorance.

No problem. We all start somewhere

 

[nvanprooyen]

@Burque here's a link if you want to install it

Download Android Studio & App Tools - Android Developers

Android Studio provides app builders with an integrated development environment (IDE) optimized for Android apps. Download Android Studio today.

developer.android.com

 

[Burque]

@Burque here's a link if you want to install it

Download Android Studio & App Tools - Android Developers

Android Studio provides app builders with an integrated development environment (IDE) optimized for Android apps. Download Android Studio today.

developer.android.com

I will do that and I'm sure shortly after start fucking chit up!