Coping with EclipseEclipse – whether with the basic Android add-on or the full-blown
MOTODEV Studio for Android – is a fine Java IDE. It is not the only Java
IDE. And, many developers are able to get by quite nicely without an IDE.
If you are used to using Eclipse, stick with it.
If you are used to working outside of Eclipse, you are welcome to give that a
try and perhaps continue to work outside of Eclipse. There is nothing in
Android development that can only be done with Eclipse. IntelliJ's IDEA,
for example, has Android support as an integrated add-on that ships with
their product, so if you are using IDEA, there is no particular reason to
change. Or, you are welcome to avoid an IDE altogether, as many
developers do, including the author of this book.
Do not be afraid to try Eclipse, but at the same time, do not feel compelled
to use Eclipse.