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Barry Denson
Courses Plus Student 13,188 PointsEclipse or Android Studio
I'm just getting started developing android apps. The question is should I work with Eclipse, or before I get too comfortable with one environment, should I just go straight to Android Studio.
The learning curve may be higher, but it might avoid having to re-learn in a new environment later.
5 Answers
Daniel Kenny
8,051 PointsStart with eclipse if your primary learning resource is treehouse, the videos will be easier to follow that way, once you are comfortable developing simple android apps the features of android studio will be a real help rather than something to re learn!
Good luck.
Dan Giles
2,243 PointsI started Android development about 5 months ago and had the same question at the time. I decided on Eclipse, and am VERY glad I did. There are inevitably a number of bugs that will come up in any environment (believe me there are plenty in Eclipse) but the advantage to using the 'standard' is that any problem you hit has already been resolved by several other people, who were then nice enough to post their findings online. I'm sure A.S. will in time have plenty of online support, but for now as a newbie I think Eclipse is a no-brainer.
Also once you understand how everything works, switching to A.S. later won't be that hard.
Jonathan McCottry
6,606 PointsI have worked in Eclipse for many years on more than just android and it is great for learning. I prefer Android Studio, even though it is still in beta, but I would suggest for you to start in eclipse, the transition is not insurmountable, and there are a lot of videos that talk about the transition from eclipse to AS when you are ready. Not as many go the other way as the hope is that the standard in the future will be AS. Good luck and Happy Coding!!!!
Ben Jakuben
Treehouse TeacherGlad to see everyone recommending Eclipse here for solid reasons. Do go with that, but if you're curious about Android Studio, check out this stage I release about it: http://teamtreehouse.com/library/android-tools#getting-started-with-android-studio
The best advice I found about this is as follows:
"Only people with enough experience to know when their problems come from Android Studio issues, versus other sources, should be trying to seriously use Android Studio at this time."
Barry Denson
Courses Plus Student 13,188 PointsHi Ben
It was after watching the getting-started-with-android-studio video that I began to wonder whether to continue with Eclipse or jump straight into AS.
Thanks to everyone for their comments, you have all been very helpful.
Barry