Welcome to the Treehouse Community

Want to collaborate on code errors? Have bugs you need feedback on? Looking for an extra set of eyes on your latest project? Get support with fellow developers, designers, and programmers of all backgrounds and skill levels here with the Treehouse Community! While you're at it, check out some resources Treehouse students have shared here.

Looking to learn something new?

Treehouse offers a seven day free trial for new students. Get access to thousands of hours of content and join thousands of Treehouse students and alumni in the community today.

Start your free trial

Android Build a Simple Android App (2014) Improving Our Code Simple Refactoring: Using a Class

Simon Merrick
Simon Merrick
18,891 Points
Posted by Simon Merrick
Simon Merrick
18,891 Points

Instantiating Objects VS Using Static Methods

I have done a bit of java prior to this android course and my initial instinct when abstracting the FactBook class was to make all of the methods static and avoid any overhead of object instantiation. Is there an advantage to instantiating an object and calling its methods or a reason that Ben has chosen to do it the way he has?