IntelliJ IDEA Java EE support was beefed up with the very interesting feature. Now you can build a database Web interface in literally a few mouse clicks. Well, okay, at least get yourself a starting point, which is way better that beginning from scratch.
I must note that there are some prerequisites, though:

A Web Module that […]

IntelliJ IDEA 6.0 features numerous enhancements for making Java EE development easier and more productive.
EJB relationship diagram builder brings valuable bonus to those who use Hibernate annotations for defining data models in their applications. All the power of the EJB diagram builder is at your disposal. You can get the complete picture of how your […]

My article about how refactoring can help you develop and maintain Web projects has finally been published at TheServerSide.
I covered various aspects of refactoring as it applies to HTML, CSS, XML and JSP, which are the typical compound that glues up any decent Web project.
Of course I used IntelliJ IDEA to demonstrate all the […]

Peter Gromov, one of IntelliJ IDEA developers, shares his knowledge about utilizing IntelliJ IDEA 6.0 XML DOM power in the field of plugin authoring.
Peter wrote the article that describes the key principles of working with XML data through this DOM and quickly outlines how it can be used to empower and simplify plugin development with […]

Searching through a large project is always tiresome. Changing a large project is usually more tiresome even with all cool IDE features such as search by regular expressions, find usages, or automated refactoring.
For example, you may need to find all the classes that implement exactly two interfaces or find all methods that accept a parameter […]

No one can create a tool that does everything you want it to do. That’s why so many IDE’s provide some public API for writing plugins. IntelliJ IDEA is also one of them.
But having an API is not all. How to start writing plugins for IntelliJ IDEA? What a plugin can and cannot add […]