It's just programming. Use whatever you normally use for that task.

The SDK cames with a suite of command line tools that are far more easy to understand then the eclipse crud.

help > install. Really?

> The SDK cames with a suite of command line tools that are far more easy to understand then the eclipse crud.

I very much agree with this statement. Here are some resources:

http://benlynn.blogspot.com/2009/01/developing-android-witho...

http://java.dzone.com/articles/google-android-tutorial

http://blogs.nitobi.com/joe/2010/03/26/android-without-eclip...

I'd recommend maven and the maven-android-plugin (http://code.google.com/p/maven-android-plugin/) to be IDE-independent.

I would recommend an IDE (Eclipse, Netbeans, IntelliJ IDEA) because you then have the advantages a statically typed language like Java gives you. Code completion and instant feedback in the editor that your code still compiles.

Thanks guys for the sarcastic responses. Maybe I should clarify my question.

For .NET programming I use visual studio, for iPhone I use XCode, and for rails I use Textmate. I have not done any java programming so I was hoping to get some advice from people who have, particularly in the context of Android programming.

You can probably use TextMate and ADB in the command line.

http://www.onebitwonder.com/projects/android

For a text mate android plugin

$TEXT_EDITOR and $TERMINAL_EMULATOR running $SHELL. What else?