That's a very generic question, so here is a generic answer: it all depends on your needs.
For a comparison, you might have a look at "Comparing CodeWarrior with Kinetis Design Studio | MCU on Eclipse".
But in general: Usage of Kinetis Design Studio is recommended for new projects and new Kinetis designs, as all new development goes into KDS (and Kinetis SDK).
Erich
Hello Alexander Goldin:
I guess you mean CodeWarrior for MCU and Kinetis Design Studio, correct?
Depending on your selected Kinetis device, CodeWarrior is not supporting new Kinetis parts, but if you have a legacy one then it is still an option. The next is a good comparison article by colleague Erich Styger:
Comparing CodeWarrior with Kinetis Design Studio | MCU on Eclipse
:smileyalert: Just notice that the comparison was made with KDS v1.1.1. Kinetis Design Studio has suffered some changes since then. KDS v3.0.0 has just been released yesterday:
New Kinetis Design Studio V3.0.0 available
More information can be found in the dedicated pages for each product:
Kinetis Design Studio Integrated Development |Freescale
CodeWarrior for Microcontrollers-Eclipse IDE|Freescale
And just as a final comment, you are not tied to use one of these 2 IDEs for Kinetis Development. The next link presents more third party options:
IDEs for Kinetis MCUs|Freescale
Regards!,
Jorge Gonzalez
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That's a very generic question, so here is a generic answer: it all depends on your needs.
For a comparison, you might have a look at "Comparing CodeWarrior with Kinetis Design Studio | MCU on Eclipse".
But in general: Usage of Kinetis Design Studio is recommended for new projects and new Kinetis designs, as all new development goes into KDS (and Kinetis SDK).
Erich