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Tillson G
4,171 PointsAndroid 4.3 and Eclipse: Kepler
The download from the Android Setup Video is using Jelly Bean 4.1 (current is 4.3), and eclipse Juno. (Current is Kepler). Staff may want to update this. (Note: Later in the tutorials, you may do this, but I just started the videos!)
3 Answers
Ben Jakuben
Treehouse TeacherYes, this is on my to-do list! The balance is keeping content fresh while also working on new content. I plan to squeeze in a refresh of this project (including a new bundle) after doing some work on the upcoming Ribbit app for Android. The older version is totally appropriate for what we learn in the Crystal Ball app, though. We definitely strive to be as current as possible with our tools, but it's important to remember to focus on the core concepts that never change over whatever new stuff is recently available.
John Paul Ashenfelter
1,118 PointsThanks for letting us know -- we update the videos over time.
Dan Giles
2,243 PointsJust my 2 cents worth - I would rather the Treehouse staff spend their time developing new content/courses rather than worrying too much about keeping older stuff up to date. It will be impossible, especially as you expand your content, to keep everything totally current, and for someone just learning the material a few version changes don't really make any difference. Continually adding new high quality content is what really makes the site "sticky" for continuing users.
Ben Jakuben
Treehouse TeacherThanks for this feedback, Dan! That is my general assumption. I am anxious for Android Studio to evolve out of its beta status as I would like to refresh everything and do new content doing that. It's a hard balance in a fast-changing industry!
Dan Giles
2,243 PointsHi Ben - I'm glad to hear you are looking at Android Studio; I considered trying to learn Android using Studio, but finally decided it was safer to use the more stable and widely documented Eclipse (in hindsight the right choice for a new Android student). But once Studio matures it will be interesting to try out.
Your two Android courses have been tremendously helpful in getting me up to speed, and I am now working on a commercial app. I find two areas I am still weak on is 1) developing more complex, appealing layouts using the graphical or XML editors, and 2) doing more complex back-end data calls and management. I think your upcoming Self-Destructing Message App course deals with both those areas, so I'm looking forward to that!