IntelliJ IDEA

Fresh IntelliJ IDEA 2016.3 EAP build, packed with various improvements is here. This and all future builds will have the Gradle composite builds support, so you can substitute any of your project dependencies with another project. Imagine your project has compilation time dependencies to org.s…

If you're an Android developer and use the Android Emulator, we strongly recommend you to update your Android SDK Tools to 25.1.6. This update comes with a fix that address a security vulnerability found in the Android Emulator. To get the update, use the Android SDK Manager. Develop with Plea…

In addition to being the IDE of choice for many professional Java developers, IntelliJ IDEA is also a favorite platform for plugin developers. From time to time we keep selecting interesting plugins from IntelliJ IDEA repository to share them with you. Today's list is made by Linton Ye, specially fo…

As the release of IntelliJ IDEA 14.1 approaches really fast, we keep updating you on our progress by sharing EAP builds with you. This week is no exception: hurry to grab yet another fresh preview build with two noticeable improvements (among other changes). First and foremost, IntelliJ IDEA 14.1…

Two months ago Google rolled out Android Studio, their brand new IDE for Android developers. The new IDE, built on top of IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition, has replaced ADT, a plugin for Eclipse, changing "developer experience" for millions of Android developers. As a member of the IntelliJ IDEA crew…

Android developers will be familiar with the concept of resource IDs, which are unique integers generated by the Android Asset Packaging Tool (aapt) for accessing resources within your application through the static class, `R`. Resource IDs are assigned to all resources defined inside your project's…

Today’s Java landscape is growing larger and faster than ever, with over 30,000 new Java projects created on GitHub each month. Here on the Java Annotated Monthly we leave no stone unturned to bring you the most important news and developments around the world. All the news, fit to println(&ld…

Java developers have been busier than ever this April, and here at JetBrains, we’ve noticed! Each month, we’re excited to bring you the best Java content from around the web, straight to your favorite blog! If you have any topics you would like to see covered, please email me, Breandan d…

At JetBrains we're always listening to developers, and Android developers are no exception. Based on this tight feedback loop, we've made a long list of changes to our award-winning IDE which will hopefully make development of Android apps an even bigger pleasure. Here’s what IntelliJ IDEA 13 has to…

IntelliJ IDEA 13 will bring a lot of goodies for Android developers. One very useful new feature is the capability to automatically rearrange XML attributes according to predefined rules. To enable this new feature, go to Settings → Code Style → XML and choose Set from... → Predefined Style → And…

Great news for everyone waiting for more new features from the upcoming IntelliJ IDEA 13. Today we have rolled out IntelliJ IDEA 132.556, one more preview build with a number of bugfixes and new features. One of the most important changes in the build is the long-awaited (by many Android develope…

Great news for everyone who'd like to get started with Android development but can't seem to find the time! We are happy to announce a free training course, brought to you by Dino Esposito in collaboration with Tuts+ Premium, which will help you dive into the process of building Android applications…