What is the difference between the SlidingMenu library and the Android Navigation Drawer?

Question

The SlidingMenu library is an excellent third party library and I\'ve already used it for a long time. Now I know Android provides a new navigation pattern using Navigation Draw

Answer 1

You already said it yourself. Sliding menu is third party. Navigation drawer is official. Both have the same purpose, but third party libraries might implementing it slightly differently, depending on which one you use.