IntelliJ IDEA 2023.1 Is Out!

Protobuf, short for Protocol Buffers, is a language-agnostic data serialization format developed by Google. It is designed to efficiently and reliably serialize structured data to communicate between different systems and programming languages. Protobuf offers a compact binary representation of data, making it efficient for data storage, transmission over networks, or persistent storage. Protobuf uses a language called Protocol Buffer Language (proto) to define the structure of the data. The proto files specify the message types, fields, and their data types. These files serve as a contract be

Join us for the IntelliJ IDEA livestream with José Paumard to learn about how to work with virtual threads. Date:  Thursday, May 25, 2023 Time: 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm UTC Session abstract Loom brought 2 preview features in Java 19: virtual threads and structured concurrency. Virtual threads are a new model of thread that is compatible with the current platform threads but much lighter. You can easily launch millions of virtual threads on a machine that would only support a few thousand platform threads. Virtual threads should be made final in JDK 21. Structured concurrency leve

Exciting news for IntelliJ IDEA enthusiasts – the Early Access Program for IntelliJ IDEA 2023.2 starts today!

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If you’re a professional Java developer, you probably use IntelliJ IDEA as your IDE and Lombok as the framework that handles the Java boilerplate. What you probably didn’t know is that not only do these 2 technologies work well on their own, but when combined, they’re even more efficient than when used individually IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate comes bundled with the Lombok plugin which makes Lombok even more useful and convenient. In fact, it’s so highly valued that in the past, when the plugin was not bundled, many users would not upgrade until the plugin was compatible with the newer version of In

A few IntelliJ IDEA features or actions include the term ‘quick’. Do they speed up certain processes? Let’s find out. In this blog post, I’ll cover what these features are, why you need them, and how you can use them. 1. Quick Lists If you have actions that you use regularly but don’t have shortcuts assigned to because most key combinations are usually taken up by other shortcuts, Quick Lists are here to help. With a quick list, you can create a short list of your favorite actions, and assign just one shortcut to it. Each action in the list will be identified by a number from 0 to 9. To acces

In our previous article, you learned to move through your code with basic and advanced stepping actions. Now that you know how to navigate your code and control its execution step by step, we can look at the tools for analyzing your program’s state and testing scenarios for bug fixes.  In this Debugger Upskill blog, we’ll show you how the examination of variables, along with the Evaluate Expression and Watches features, help you interpret the program’s behavior under various conditions.   Variables IntelliJ IDEA’s debugger offers several ways to view variable values. Yo

Welcome to Java Annotated Monthly, your guide to the latest news, updates, and insights on exciting topics developers discuss in the community. This month's issue is special as it introduces 2 crucial releases – Java 20 and IntelliJ IDEA 2023.1! In the Java News section, you’ll find numerous articles devoted to the new features that JDK20 comes with. The authors try them out and share their thoughts on their potential usage. As for IntelliJ IDEA 2023.1, the detailed blog post about the enhancements and newly added features is at the end in the And Finally… section. Apart from these im