First of all - Android Studio and Visual Studio are IDE's. Tools to create code. What you are asking is programming framework. I assume that when you are talking about Android Studio you mean Native Android Development and by Visual Studio you mean Xamarin. If you want to create crossplatform app then Native Android Development is NOT a way to go. Java Code Support Visual Studio Code has a Java extension developed by Red Hat. It has a good Java support, using Maven or Gradle. You can install it by using the Visual Studio Code marketplace. Microsoft Visual Studio Enterprise 2015 Version 14.0.24720.00 Update 1 Microsoft.NET Framework Version 4.6.01055 I'm trying to build a cordova project for a device (not an emulator) and get the below output: 1 - Building platform: android 1 Debug 1 - Build configuration options: -debug 1 Executing 'beforecompile' hook for all plugins. 1 ANDROIDHOME=E: Program Files (x86.

Gradle is a build tool that can be used easily with a large number ofprogramming languages including Scala. With it you can easily define your buildsfor Groovy or Kotlin, which enables for a high degree of customization. You canlook up all the possible features on the Gradle website.

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Automatic installation

The first time you open Metals in a new Gradle workspace you will beprompted to import the build. Select 'Import Build' to start theautomatic installation. This will create all the needed Bloop configfiles. You should then be able to edit and compile your code utilizingall of the features.

Manual installation

In a highly customized workspaces it might not be possible to use automaticimport. In such cases it's quite simple to add the capability to generate theneeded Bloop config.

First we need to add the Bloop plugin dependency to the project. It should beincluded in the buildscript section:

Secondly, we need to enable the plugin for all the projects we want to include.It's easiest to define it for allprojects:

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Now we can run gradle bloopInstall, which will create all of the Bloopconfiguration files.

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This will enable us to work with Metals and all features should work.