Is there a lightweight development environment for android?

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Matvey Bubenets2017-06-14 05:57:27

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Matvey Bubenets, 2017-06-14 05:57:27

The essence of the problem lies in the fact that there is a server that does not have the most productive hardware (Windows server).
You need to choose an ide for developing applications for android on java. Android studio is quite bulky. There is an analogue - basic4android, but here, as the name already implies, not java. Is there a suitable option for me?

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Eugene, 2017-06-14
@zolt85

"Development environment" and "lightweight" are not very compatible concepts, I think. These days, environments like Android Studio are loaded with a bunch of "smart" things designed to make you more efficient as a developer. And you have to pay for this. If 5 years ago I could still somehow develop in IntelliJ IDEA on a laptop with 4 GB of RAM and a regular HDD, today I only have a desktop PC with 16 RAM, SSD and not the worst processor. And this is sometimes not enough ... And in the case of Android Studio, you still need to run not the most "lightweight" emulator to debug the program, but here there are no alternatives at all.
In my opinion, the time has passed when programs could be written in a notepad (although "dinosaurs" programming exclusively in the FarManager-a editor are still alive) and "640 Kb was enough for everyone." Hardware is not the most expensive nowadays, so if you want to seriously develop software, spend money on related products...

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Violetta Danilova, 2017-07-01
@ViolaD

Try Eclipse ... it's a bit difficult to set up, and the applications won't be especially beautiful, but it doesn't eat a lot of resources. It works for me on 2GB of RAM and a 2.4 GHz processor. plus here is the emulator, also goes. The eclipse-indigo version is enough for me for now. There is a new version for development for android, but it is terribly stupid, and does not give any advantages.

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one pavel, 2017-06-14
@onepavel

You can also write in a notepad, in my opinion the problem is not in the studio.
Android studio works fine for me on core i5, 4Gb, ssd
The problem appears during assembly, Gradle eats up all available
resources and assembly takes about five minutes during rebuild.
Plus, poor jack and jill kill the fun of coding.