JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA Blog

Two nice tricks for navigating to a class by name (Ctrl + N). Find out how to quickly find a class that ends with particular symbols.

• How to match the end of a class name in IntelliJ when using Goto Class
• Even simpler end of class matching in IntelliJ

Of course, these tricks can be used for other navigation features as well, for example when you navigate to a file (Ctrl + Shift + N) or symbol, i.e. method or variable (Ctrl + Alt + Shift + N).

Yet another acknowledgement of IntelliJ IDEA leadership in providing the most intelligent Java IDE - this time from Yakov Fain, Enterprise Editor of Java Developer’s Journal. He states that “…this IDE outsmarts me big time… JetBrains folks did an amazing job”. To read the full story, visit Yakov Fain’s blog.
He also adds that “…If they’ll add a decent Swing GUI designer, this will be the only IDE to use”. Well, we are going to! That’s the one of the planned features for the Release 6.0. If you want to know more about the new GUI designer, just visit Dmitry Jemerov’s blog where Dmitry discusses the new designer’s features.

A set of reviews that compare two Java IDE’s: IntelliJ IDEA 5.1 and NetBeans 5.0. The author is not a professional reviewer, but a real Java developer with the real tasks and work to do. Each review is presented as a “streetfight round”.
Looks like IntelliJ IDEA wins.
Round 6, Round 5, Round 4, Round 3, Round 2, Round 1

Although IntelliJ IDEA is a Java IDE in the first place, it also has a strong support for Web and J2EE development. And it’s not just what we think about our product. It’s what our users think.

Here is a couple of reviews about HTML and JavaScript editing in IntelliJ IDEA:
1.   Teaching Mr. Rails a Lesson on Productivity
2.   JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA - Development Tool Review

Except for the warm words for IntelliJ IDEA, both reviews contain useful tips&tricks and examples. So, if you use IntelliJ IDEA for Web development, these articles might be helpful.