IntelliJ IDEA 2020.2 is packed with an amazing set of features, including more advanced support for GitHub pull requests, a new Inspections Widget that displays the number of warnings and errors in an opened file and allows you to quickly navigate between them, the Problems tool window that offers details of the issues in your current file and allows you to fix them fast, and the Related Problems inlay hint that notifies you when your changes break other files. There is also a bunch of new features for a number of frameworks and technologies including Jakarta EE, Quarkus, Micronaut, Amazon SQS

IntelliJ IDEA 2020.2 Beta 2 is here, which means that the release of IntelliJ IDEA 2020.2 is getting closer. IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate Beta builds are free to use but they expire within 30 days of the build date. We are putting some finishing touches on the upcoming IntelliJ IDEA 2020.2 – fixing bugs and other issues in various parts of the IDE and getting it ready for the big day! You’ll find all the fixed issues in our release notes. Don’t forget that there is still time to raise a ticket in our issue tracker if you encounter any problems with v2020.2. You are welcome to download th

IntelliJ IDEA 2020.2 has now reached the Beta milestone. All the major features have already been implemented, so this is the perfect time to download and try the upcoming version if you haven’t yet! What will you check out first? Take your pick: More advanced support for GitHub pull requests. A new tool window and new widget for going over problems in your code. An HPROF memory viewer. A new UI for Java run configurations. Java 15 support. New features for a number of frameworks and technologies including Jakarta EE, Quarkus, Micronaut, Amazon SQS API, and OpenAPI/ Swag

The new EAP build for IntelliJ IDEA 2020.2 is here! Let’s take a closer look at what the upcoming IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate 2020.2 has in store for Jakarta EE, Quarkus, HTTP Client, Micronaut, Amazon SQS API, and OpenAPI and Swagger. Jakarta EE 9 support Jakarta EE 9 has now reached the M1 phase and is scheduled for release this September. The upcoming IntelliJ IDEA 2020.2 is already fully prepared for this release. All the features that were available for Java EE are now available for Jakarta EE as well. The IDE now supports the following Jakarta EE technologies: CDI, JPA, Batch, Bean V

This week we have lots of new features for you to try in our new IntelliJ IDEA 2020.2 EAP build! Here are the main highlights: Java 15 support Related problems Intentions preview Java intention actions improvements Structural Search and Replace inspections Improvements to completion and navigation in the build.gradle file Download this IntelliJ IDEA 2020.2 EAP build from our website, or update using the Toolbox App. As usual, EAP builds for IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate are free to use, but they expire 30 days after the build date. (more…)

We’re happy to announce a new webinar on Productive Web Development in Java with IntelliJ IDEA, Spring Boot, and Vaadin. Join us Tuesday, June 30, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM CEST In this webinar, we cover tips and tricks to help you become a more productive web app developer. We build a small web app using Vaadin's Java API and Spring Boot. We show you how to set up IntelliJ IDEA to automatically reload your app and browser as you develop, and cover our favorite shortcuts and hacks for productive and enjoyable web app development in Java. (more…)

The latest IntelliJ IDEA 2020.2 EAP build with a new feature pack is ready for you to now try! Inside it you’ll find: Problems View Improved Git actions dialogs Android 4.0 Download EAP builds from our website, or update from the Toolbox App As usual, the EAP builds for IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate are free to use, but they expire within 30 days of the build date. (more…)

IntelliJ IDEA 2020.2 EAP3 is out! Here are the main highlights of this new build: Support for Git installed in WSL2. Better autocompletion for Stream API methods. New presentation of the search results in Search Everywhere. The build output presentation improvements. Accessibility improvements. As usual, the EAP builds for IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate are free to use, but they expire within 30 days of the build date. (more…)

The next IntelliJ IDEA 2020.2 EAP build is here with a pack of new features! Download this EAP build from our website, or update to it from the Toolbox App. As usual, the EAP builds for IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate are free to use, but they expire within 30 days of the build date. Java Analyzing the exception stack trace with dataflow analysis To make it easier for you to investigate why a Java program is failing, we’ve supplemented exception stack trace analysis with dataflow analysis. The IDE will help you find out exactly what happened to cause the variable to have an unexpected value.

The Early Access Program for our next major release, IntelliJ IDEA 2020.2, is now open! This upcoming release will be loaded with plenty of cool new features, and you can already try some of them in the very first EAP build. The features available to explore include full support for GitHub Pull Requests, the brand new Inspections Widget, Maven Wrapper support, HPROF enhancements, and much more. You can download EAP builds from our website, get them from the Toolbox App, or update using snaps if you use Ubuntu. As usual, the EAP builds for IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate are free to use, but they

The fifth bug-fix update for v2019.3 has now been released. You can download IntelliJ IDEA 2019.3.5 from the website or update using the Toolbox App. (more…)

This is a guest blog post from Iván López, one of the core members of the Micronaut and Grails development team at OCI In November 2019, IntelliJ IDEA introduced support for Micronaut, making it even easier to build fast, lightweight microservices and serverless applications with the framework. As JetBrains continues to add more Micronaut features to IntelliJ IDEA, the Micronaut team at Object Computing finds that the two technologies work extremely well together. Here are five specific features that make the Micronaut IntelliJ IDEA combo a terrific tool for any developer looking to boos