JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA Blog

As you remember last week we announced the plans to publish articles from the 30-day guide on getting started with IntelliJ IDEA. The first article was about the user interface. Today we would like to share with you one more article about the editor basics in IntelliJ IDEA.

Structural selection. A definite must-know

Did you know that IntelliJ IDEA provides an alternative way to select code? Structural selection allows you to select expressions based on grammar. By pressing Ctrl + W (Cmd + W for Mac) you keep expanding your selection (starting from the caret). And vice versa, you can shrink it by pressing Shift + Ctrl + W (Shift + Cmd + W for Mac).

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Today we have exciting news to share with all IntelliJ IDEA fans who eagerly wait for the new features to appear in their favorite IDE. Almost six months before the official release we are happy to announce the early preview of IntelliJ IDEA 13, codenamed Cardea, which scheduled for release in December of 2013.

We believe that making perfect tools for developers is only possible when listening to feedback from the community. That’s why we are very much looking to hear from everyone about IntelliJ IDEA 13.

Most of the new features in this preview are about Android development support, and cover the new functionality added in Android Studio. Of course, everyone will find something tailored especially to their needs: (more…)

We keep saying how IntelliJ IDEA is the most intelligent IDE. This is close to obvious for all who use it every day, but there are still a lot of people out there who aren’t aware of its exciting features which make development so much more productive. That’s why we decided to create a 30-day guide helping the new users (coming from other IDEs or just the beginners) to get a quick start with IntelliJ IDEA and learn how to use its top features for more efficiency.

The guide will include 30 articles featuring different aspects of the IDE, for each day of the trial period for IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate, our flagship IDE for polyglot development.

We are going to publish the new articles every few days on the official website. Each article will be accompanied with a post here with highlights on the trickiest features described in the article.

User interface for higher productivity

Today we will start with the user interface. (more…)

As you might know the fourth annual Scala Days conference is held this year in New York on June 10th-12th. This event brings together developers from all over the world to share their experiences and new ideas around creating applications with Scala, Akka and Play.

We are exciting to announce that IntelliJ IDEA team joins Scala Days 2013 and will present own session “Scala Developer Tools in IntelliJ IDEA: SBT, Play and Scalate“.

In this presentation we will showcase some of the IDE’s trickiest features that help developers to be more productive, and will provide a brief overview of IntelliJ IDEA’s plugin infrastructure for Scala development, including support for SBT, Play Framework and Scalate.

Be sure not to miss our session on Wednesday, June 12th from 11:15 - 12:00.

At our booth you will be able to learn more from our team about support for Scala, which is available for free in IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate and IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition. Our team will be happy to have a conversation and answer your questions.

See you there!

We are excited to announce that IntelliJ IDEA 12.1.2 is available for download. This is the second update for IntelliJ IDEA 12.1 with a new bunch of enhancements and bugfixes.

The full list of changes in the update can be found in Release Notes.

If you are already running IntelliJ IDEA 12.1 right now, call Check for Updates… action and the IDE will download the update automatically.

Develop with Pleasure!

Two bits of exciting news for IntelliJ IDEA’s users today. The first one is that the upcoming release of IntelliJ IDEA 12.1.2 is available for early preview. The new build brings many enhancements and bugfixes.

The full list of changes can be found in Release Notes.

And the second exciting news is that you can get 50% OFF if you buy IntelliJ IDEA until the end of Earth Day Celebration. Hurry up!

As always you are welcome with your feedback on IntelliJ IDEA 12.1.2 EAP at our discussion forum and with bug reports in the issue tracker.

Develop with Pleasure!

If you haven’t updated to the newest IntelliJ IDEA 12.1 yet, there is one more good reason to do it right now. We are happy to announce IntelliJ IDEA 12.1.1, the new update with more enhancements.

The new version is available for download on the official website. The automatic update from the IDE is now working again for Mac OS X and all other platforms!

Find the full list of changes in the update in Release Notes.

Develop with Pleasure!

Each year we celebrate Spring by rolling out a fresh update for the latest big release, with bugfixes and usability enhancements. This spring is no exception, so today we are excited to announce that IntelliJ IDEA 12.1 is finally out and available for download.

As you remember, IntelliJ IDEA 12 brought major improvements such as support for Java 8, Play 2, Android UI designer, a new compiler with double the performance, more database tools, and of course Darcula, the new dark look and feel. This update improves on most of these features and adds some new ones as well.

JavaFX 2

Support for JavaFX 2, Oracle’s new rich client platform for Java, now includes complete support for FXML markup, custom CSS, code completion, navigation and search, refactorings, packaging tools, and integration with SceneBuilder.

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The countdown for the upcoming release has officially begun. Today we have released IntelliJ IDEA 12.1 129.111, the second release candidate with more bugfixes and usability enhancements.

The full list of changes can be found in Release Notes.

Please feel free to share your feedback on the discussion forum and report bugs directly to our issue tracker.

Develop with Pleasure!

We are happy to announce that the first release candidate for IntelliJ IDEA 12.1 is out and available for download. The release candidate build as always comes with a new bunch of bugfixes and enhancements you have been waiting for.

Find the full list of changes in Release Notes.

There is only one week left before the long-waited release, so please don’t hesitate to submit your feedback on the discussion forum and report bugs in our issue tracker.

Develop with Pleasure!