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Beta Version of AIDE Enables Application Building On Android

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sl4shd0rk writes "Hackers can now build applications directly on their Android devices with the beta release of AIDE. The Android IDE is at beta version 7, and already allows editing and compiling of apps as well as integration with LogCat. AIDE is even compatible with projects started on Eclipse so you can move a project over and work on it. Finally, a reason to get yourself that Transformer keyboard dock?" sl4shd0rk also provided a screencast which is attached. InfoQ has a short interview with the developers. Mildly interesting is that it does the compilation on device instead of shipping the work off to some network service or other. The app is, like a lot of Android stuff, only free cost with no corresponding source code at the moment.

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  1. Just because you can... by Oswald+McWeany · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I'd still rather work on a powerfull desktop with big dual monitors- a nice split keyboard and a mouse for that kind of thing.

    It's neat you can program on an android... but I'd still rather create on my PC. I'm sure it makes testing easier though to be right on the android device.

    Crazy thought... android on a desktop or laptop anyone?

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    1. Re:Just because you can... by ozmanjusri · · Score: 3, Informative

      Crazy thought... android on a desktop or laptop anyone?

      Why crazy? It works fine.

      http://www.android-x86.org/

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    2. Re:Just because you can... by oakgrove · · Score: 5, Informative

      I've had this installed on my tablet and phone for a couple of weeks now and its actually pretty amazing. I was in Chili's a couple of nights ago and was waiting on my girlfriend to show up when inspiration struck. I have a project that I've been working on that was sitting in my Drop box so I just pulled my GNex out and went to work. In about 10 minutes, I had made the changes to my source code, compiled the app and tested it right there at the table. It was practically surreal. A real Android app edited and installed right on my phone. Will I start using my phone as my dev station from now on? Of course not but damned if AIDE didn't come through in a big way the other night.

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    3. Re:Just because you can... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      The mention of the girlfriend casts your whole story into doubt. Nice try. You might as well have gone for the gold and said "I was in a hot tub with Charlie Sheen and the Lakers cheerleaders the other night..."

    4. Re:Just because you can... by oakgrove · · Score: 4, Funny

      Okay, maybe I exaggerated that part but the rest still stands! AIDE is awesome if unfortunately named. /s

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  2. Re:handy up to a point by Shados · · Score: 3

    not that bad if you have a transformer prime with a keyboard. Thats not a full mechanical keyboard, but its better than many lap-top keyboards ive used :) and you can plug a mouse in if you don't like trackpad. Didn't try plugging a normal keyboard in the usb...maybe it would work?

  3. Re:Using touch screens to write code.... by oakgrove · · Score: 3, Informative

    For people that can't hear, sign language is pretty nice. For those times when inspiration hits and you are nowhere nearyour laptop, this is great news. Not to mention the fact that not all Android devices are constrained to touch only input and AIDE features comprehensive keyboard shortcuts for Transformer style devices.

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  4. It's taken this long? by tilante · · Score: 3, Interesting

    The Palm platform had a C compiler and resource editor back in 2000, allowing native Palm apps to be created on Palms themselves. Look up "onboard c palm" on Google for full details. There's also Quartus, an onboard Forth development environment which could compile to native code, and could use the same resource editor as OnBoard C. I'm surprised that it's taken this long for anyone to release an onboard IDE for Android....

  5. Just a thought by MacGyver2210 · · Score: 4, Informative

    Maybe you could link to something useful, like the actual market page ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aide.ui ) instead of some garbage like the Google+ page, which has no useful links or information at all.

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    1. Re:Just a thought by Quiet_Desperation · · Score: 5, Funny

      But... but... social media!