Android Programming with Eclipse IDE

Prerequisites For JAVA:

Eclipse:

Being a JAVA programmer you will need some tools or software to code and run it. Lots of tools are available over the web but we recommend you to use Eclipse for learning JAVA since it is the most common tool used for Android Development alongwith Android Studio. So getting habitual with Eclipse and its shortcuts will be bonus in your Android journey. Other then Eclipse you can also prefer IntelliJ or netbeans for learning JAVA.

Other Tools: IntelliJ and Netbeans

Android Studio? Are you thinking of using Android Studio for learning JAVA? Then Android Studio is solely meant for Android programming. IntelliJ, Eclipse and Netbeans are for real Java codings.

Android Studio is the official IDE (integrated development environment) for developing Android Apps by Google. It is based on  JetBrains’ IntelliJ IDEA software and has lots of amazing features which helps developer in creating Android App.

Android Studio is available for free download on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.

Here we are going to share lots of guide, tips, tricks and shortcut of Android Studio to help developer easily understand the tool.

Eclipse Vs Android Studio

Android App Development is mostly done in two IDE i.e. Eclipse and Android Studio. Earlier Eclipse was the popular IDE but now Android Studio has taken over it. This is because Google has ended the support for Eclipse and now only focused on Android Studio. Google also recommended developer to import their Android projects and use Android Studio.

Prerequisites For Learning Android Studio:

There are two prerequisites for learning Android Studio tips:

System Requirement – First your system OS must be either Windows, Max OS X or Linux with below requirement:

• Microsoft Windows 10/8.1/8/7/Vista/2003/XP (32 or 64 bit)
• Mac OS X 10.8.5 or higher, up to 10.10 to up 10.10.2 up 10.10.3 on 10.10.5 (Yosemite)
• GNOME or KDE or Unity desktop on Ubuntu or Fedora or GNU/Linux Debian
• Minimum RAM: 2GB
• Recommended RAM: 4GB
• Disk Space: 500 MB disk space
• Android SDK Space Reqirement: At least 1 GB for Android SDK, emulator system images, and caches
• JDK: Java Development Kit (JDK) 7 or higher
• Screen Resolution: 1280×800 minimum screen resolution
• Prefer faster processor according to your budget