What is LightEdit Mode? As we talked about in an earlier blog post, LightEdit mode lets you use IntelliJ IDEA’s text editing features without creating or opening a dedicated project. In LightEdit mode, a file is opened in a separate editor window which may coexist with other (project) windows. The mode has certain limitations: it offers simpler code completion (or sometimes none at all), no code inspections, only basic code highlighting that doesn’t require sophisticated code analysis, and so on. But if you just need to open a single file, make a few changes, and save, LightEdit is the qui

When something is there for us day after day, we tend to take it for granted. In IntelliJ IDEA, there are several features that many people don’t even notice, even as they use them all the time. One of these features is the Java bytecode decompiler. (more…)

Tracking dependencies between application components can be difficult. Complicated relationships and cyclic dependencies might seriously affect application performance and behavior, and hinder the reuse of components. But what if you could see the dependencies in your application? IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate has the perfect tool for this: DSM analysis. DSM stands for Dependency Structure Matrix – a method that visualizes dependencies between modules, classes, and other project components and highlights the usage flow between them. DSM analysis can help you complete many tasks, even the ones that a

We’re happy to announce a new plugin for IntelliJ IDEA that will provide you a better experience when it comes to finding and managing dependencies in your JVM projects. And if you’re a Kotlin developer, you’ll be getting an additional bonus! Finding the right package You’re starting a new project, or working on an existing one, and you want to make some HTTP calls… Hmm. Which library is the one that most folks are using? Let me Google it. Well there’s a bunch of them.  StackOverflow tells me this is the best and greatest. Wonder if it’s still maintained. Let me look at the Stars and F

In today's keynote at KotlinConf 2018 we made a series of announcements around releases, resources, and other things we've made available. For your convenience below is a brief summary of the announcements with the corresponding links for more information. Kotlin 1.3 hits RC Version 1.3 hits RC and brings a ton of new features and functionality. Coroutines Kotlin Coroutines are no longer experimental. Check out the Overview page with more information on how to get started Multiplatform Projects Take advantage of Kotlin's code sharing abilities across platforms with Multiplatform Proje

We're very excited to be able to live stream KotlinConf 2018. During the entire two days, we will be broadcasting an entire track. The keynote will kick off at 9 am CEST. Thursday, October 4 Time Session 09:00-10:00 Keynote – Andrey Breslav 10:15-11:00 A Multiplatform Delight – Jake Wharton, Alec Strong 11:15-12:00 Type-safe build logic with Gradle Kotlin DSL – Paul Merlin 13:00-13:45 Safe(r) Kotlin Code - Static Analysis tools for Kotlin – Marvin Ramin 14:00-14:45 Annotation Processing in a Kotlin World – Zac Sweers 15:15-16:00 Exploring the Ko

If you haven't heard, KotlinConf 2018 is taking place in Amsterdam, October 3rd-5th! With just over 2 weeks left for the Call for Papers to close, this is your chance to share your Kotlin knowledge and story with the community at the Kotlin event of the year! Topics we'd love to hear about Kotlin/Native. Whether you're targeting iOS, creating native applications for macOS, Windows, Linux, or even targeting embedded. Multiplatform and code sharing. Asynchronous and Concurrent Programming. Frameworks and Libraries in Kotlin. Of course, these are just some of the topics. We also want to kno