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While we're busy working on the new and shiny IntelliJ IDEA 15 (expected this fall), we actually don't stop improving the existing IntelliJ IDEA 14.1 version. Today we're happy to let you know about the availability of its new update. Enjoy an even more stable version of your favorite Java IDE. If you're running IntelliJ IDEA 14.1, install the patch by clicking Check for Updates. Otherwise,

If you're using IntelliJ IDEA 14.1.4 but can't wait when a new update is out, you're welcome to give a try to IntelliJ IDEA 14.1.5 EAP. The latest build, among its numerous bugfixes and enhancements, includes important performance and stability fixes, and SVN 1.9 compatibility. If you decide to update, note that the PHP plugin v141.1534 is not compatible with this build. As always we keep handl

We've just released IntelliJ IDEA 14.1.4, a fresh update for your IDE that ships with a number of useful fixes. Updating is easy: Download the new version from the website, or install the patch from the IDE by clicking Check for Updates (available if you are already running IntelliJ IDEA 14.1).

IntelliJ IDEA 14.1.4 EAP build is available. You're very welcome to give it a try and share your feedback with us. In addition to the enhancements that come with the build, Mac OS X users will find a new experimental feature called "Switch IDE Boot JDK", available from the Find Action popup: This feature lets you choose a JDK under which to run IntelliJ IDEA, which should help those Mac

You'll be happy to know that with the release of IntelliJ IDEA 14.1.2 your favorite IDEA just got even better. If you're running IntelliJ IDEA 14.1, you can update automatically from the IDE by clicking Check for Updates, and then Update and Restart., or otherwise just download and install it manually. Among bugfixes the update brings a new feature: the new IntelliSort button in the Log

A few days ago we had a pleasure to host a live webinar with Stéphane Nicoll of Pivotal, one of core Spring and Spring Boot developers. In this one hour hands-on coding session Stéphane gave an introduction into Spring Boot and its support in the newly-released IntelliJ IDEA 14.1 by building a simple web application. If you couldn't make it to the webinar, you can watch its recording anytime, beca

If you've been hesitating whether to install the latest IntelliJ IDEA 14.1 to enjoy a variety of new features it brings, do so no more: the 14.1.1 update is here, and it's even better! In case you're already running IntelliJ IDEA 14.1, then just click Help → Check for Updates, and you're all set. For more details about the new features available in IntelliJ IDEA 14.1 check out the What's

What makes a better Spring present than a fresh update for your favorite Java IDE? We’ve worked hard this year to make it happen. Go ahead and grab IntelliJ IDEA 14.1, packed with new features, improvements, and bug-fixes. Most parts of the IDE have been enhanced in one way or another: We’ve added debugger capabilities to the built-in decompiler introduced in IntelliJ IDEA 14. Please

As developers, we can all agree that shipping code should be easy. Whether deploying to a local testing or staging server, our laptop, or a Unix box halfway around the world, builds should be portable, predictable and (mostly) painless. But sometimes it seems like shipping code is half the battle - we spend countless hours configuring the infrastructure instead of delivering critical updates to ou

Compiling Groovy code is typically slower than compiling Java code, but in 14.1 we took a swing at speeding it up. First, we're now supporting Groovy-Eclipse compiler that handles Java and Groovy simultaneously, which brings a noticeable performance gain. So, if you're compiling your projects in Eclipse, you might want to give this new integration a try. Just go to the Java Compiler settings, s

Gradle becomes more and more popular, and so we're improving its IntelliJ IDEA integration. If you've already tried IntelliJ IDEA 14.1 EAP, you might have noticed the changes in the Gradle tool window. First of all, in addition to the list of tasks you now can also see project dependencies along with their scope: Here you can notice that the tasks are now grouped by their type for easier

In the IntelliJ IDEA 14.1 EAP announcement we've already teased you with the expected support for Spring Boot into the IDE. Today the time has come to share more details on what it is and what you already can try with the latest EAP build. Creating New Projects First of all, IntelliJ IDEA now lets you quickly create new projects using Spring Initializr right from the Project Wizard, where you ca