>>Just a three free downloads, but it'll take an hour or three.
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>>1.
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>>You will need the Java JDK:
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>>http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk-6u25-download-346242.html
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>>2
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>>Then you need Eclipse:
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>>http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/
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>>The Android documentation says:
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>>"The "Eclipse Classic" version is recommended. Otherwise, a Java or RCP version of Eclipse is recommended."
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>>I already had the JAVA version installed and haven't had any problems.
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>>3.
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>>Get the Android SDK:
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>>http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
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>>
>>You should be on your way. Create a New project in Eclipse based on an Android Example to start seeing how things work.
>
>Those are my choices for now...however, these are getting more popular everyday:
>http://www.basic4ppc.com/
>http://www.droiddraw.org/
>http://blogs.jetbrains.com/idea/2010/10/intellij-idea-10-free-ide-for-android-development/


For some reason my ADB (Android Debugging Bridge) ran afoul with Eclipse. Even restarting the computer didn't fix it.

So I launched IntelliJ IDEA and it connects to my emulator just fine.

Plus, it's not quite as rich (ie a Hog of an) an IDE as Ecplise, so on my ancient laptop the thing actually responds well.

I'm liking it. Thanks for the tip!


>http://www.appcelerator.com/products/titanium-mobile-application-development/
>
>and just for fun:
>http://ian-ni-lewis.blogspot.com/2011/01/its-like-coming-home-again.html
>http://code.google.com/p/vs-android/