Android Tutorial Fastest method to code/compile as a Linux user.

I found that B4A runs really well in VirtualBox (on a Linux host). Also, I downloaded an Ice Cream Sandwich iso file (generic_x86-20120909.iso) which can run in VB too. This is much faster than using an emulator and you can save is as a snapshot so it loads in seconds. The icing on the cake is not having to dualboot into Windows.
 
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