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IntelliJ IDEA 12.1 Release Candidate is Out

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Andrey Cheptsov

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.

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