Java is needed to write the programs, the Android SDK is needed to make those programs run on Android and Android Studio has the job of putting it all together for you.

Android Studio lets you access Codota by right-clicking on Java code in the editor window and selecting the Get relevant examples menu item, as shown in Figure 16.

With the Extension Pack for Java, VS Code makes a highly capable Java IDE and formidable competitor to Eclipse, NetBeans, and IntelliJ IDEA.

Good news for game devs: Android Studio 1.3 supports Android’s C/C++ NDK Android Studio 1.3 is a more comprehensive replacement for the old Eclipse ADT.

Microsoft's regular monthly update to Java on Visual Studio Code (May 2023) brings new features around performance improvement, the user experience and Spring Boot integration, among many others.