title: Property animations vs View animations for new Android code
body: <p>I am new to Android animations and am reading the introductory articles. The <a href="http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/graphics/overview.html" rel="noreferrer">developer guide</a> says that View animation is an <strong>older system</strong> and <strong>easy to use</strong> </p>
  
  <p>As a beginner, should I invest any time understanding how view animations work, or should I focus completely on Property animations ? Is there something property animations are not capable of doing ? Is it "comparatively" very difficult to use property animation for simple stuff like rotate/translate ?</p>