That's the problem with books published in 2011, they are just not up to
date:

>From *Android Apps For Absolute Beginners* Copyright © 2011 by Wallace
Jackson

> Currently, Android requires the Galileo version of Eclipse (not Helios).
> You should
> download the version of Eclipse that supports Java—Eclipse IDE for Java
> Developers.
> Go to the Eclipse web site’s Downloads section at this URL:
> http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/packages/release/galileo/sr2
>

But thanks for the correction.

On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 11:49 AM, Ben Stoutenburgh <[email protected]>wrote:

> On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 11:42 AM, Joseph Apuzzo <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> *Eclipse* (Android SDK requires Galileo )
>>
>> http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/packages/eclipse-ide-java-developers/galileosr2
>
>
> Re-read the requirements.  It states that Galileo or greater is required,
> which means that Helios and Indigo work as well.  Don't point people at
> releases that came out in 2009.
>
>
>> Is there more "prep stuff"/"recommendations" that would be helpful?
>
>
> Having a project to work on would be a good thing.  If you have the time
> this week go through at least the Hello World example so you are familiar
> with some of the plumbing and vocabulary.
>
> --
> Ben
>
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