2011-12-24 Calgary Eclipse Broken
I'd like to know what IDE is used at Google or any advanced Android software development firm - Because Eclipse just doesn't cut it.
I get that it is open-source and therefore will be buggy because its developers have day jobs and other priorities. But why does my business need to suffer from that? Eclipse has thrown so many plug-ins and Smart Insert and Auto Formatting, and now it is the buggiest fully featured IDE in the world.
Smart Insert is the biggest pain ever. You can only disable it per open document, and not globally. So being that I type five million words a minute, I have brackets all over my code. Then having to go through and remove the duplicate brackets. Would your argument be "Learn to like it?" - If so, then YES. I have no choice to live with it but I sure do not like it!
Okay, so that above issue isn't a bug. But this one is... The XML Editor attempts to format your code in real-time. If you are creating XML, then until you are done, it is never in a state of completion - meaning there are errors. The auto-format of Eclipse attempts to move things around and sort your parameters. The issue? It gets confused and begins moving lines around as you move the cursor. The XML therefore cannot be edited in Eclipse. I copy and paste the XML into Visual Studio, edit, and then paste back into Eclipse.
People complain about products like Visual Studio costing money - See how much time you waste (money = time) using Eclipse and you will understand how cheap Visual Studio actually is.
I attempted to open a bug for the XML issue, because it is a sure blocker. Eclipse has a nice fancy Report Bug button with a GUI interface. I take the time to fill out the fields and press Submit. NO - I do not have an account. Okay, time to create an account because the option to do so is presented to me. NO - Only administrators can create an account for you.
Okay, so now I have many bugs. One that is making my day stressful. I can't report it. Added stress. I can't tell anyone. Added stress. Good thing I receive hundreds of visitors per day to my Blog - Maybe someone at Eclipse will read this and fix it 
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