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# 1. Introduction to the Editor and Views

Android Studio is the official Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for Android app development, based on [IntelliJ IDEA](https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/). Think of it like Eclipse or PyCharm, but that Android Studio is geared specifically towards creating and publishing Android applications. It comes with many features that help in development, most helpful of which is the ability to simulate programs on Android devices.

Android Studio also supports programming in two different languages: 

* **Kotlin** - the current industry standard
* **Java** - everyone's favorite legacy language

## Topics

* Introduction to the Editor
* SDK Management
* Kotlin Review
* Views