# 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 --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://android-course.cornellappdev.com/chapters/1.-introduction-to-the-editor.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.