Using Android in Eclipse is annoying

[BackSlashx00]

I am not sure if I am the only one experiencing annoying issues with the Eclipse IDE, but every time I get deep into a project programming in Android with Eclipse it freezes. Sometimes when I have to delete a .class, a .xml, or refactor a name Eclipse starts to freeze all of a sudden. Even when I am adding a new .class or .xml this issues occurs a lot so then I have to Ctrl+Alt+Delete to end the 'Eclipse task' and re-start. Is this a common issue that has been going on or I installed a bad version of eclipse?

[techb]

I never had an issue. Using the Helios version.

[BackSlashx00]

I think I have the Helius version on linux, but have not really used it.

Helios* lol

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[techb]

I used it on Windows 7, so IDK. You might want to update Java or something.

[BackSlashx00]

I am also running it on Windows 7, but with 64-bit OS. &Thanks I just checked for some updates so now it is updating as of right now. Hopefully that solves some of my freezing issues.

[Kulverstukas]

Just to clear some stuff: you are developing FOR android, not ON android. And you add/remove .java files, not .class files.

And eclipse can sometimes be a memory hog, and it's always kinda slow, so a reasonably fast computer is required. Your average 468 box won't run it

[BackSlashx00]

Right... but I own an Alienware m14x 6GB of ram Intel Core i7, and yes I overclocked my CPU. I know it has nothing to do with my laptop. I also noticed I am not the only one experiencing these issues with the Eclipse (ORACLE) IDE. I even updated Eclipse and ever since the update, the lag has not shown as much as it did before. It still lags a bit when I add/remove a .java*, but I did not have to restart eclipse this time.

[Kulverstukas]

It lags and hangs for me occasionally too. Mostly at the beginning when Eclipse is loading all the android SDK. Usually the IDE freezes for a second when I am adding new classes as well.

But I never had to terminate the process. It's slow but it's working

[Stackprotector]

Try Netbeans

[techb]

The only lag or freezing I ever had was when it does the auto-complete on method names and such.