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The scariest phrase for anyone testing web-dependent codebases is “third-party service”. In the modern landscape, it feels like almost every part of our application hinges on some external cloud-based dependency. Tests help us feel confident about our logic and that our code can handle both expected…
With the 2023.2 release cycle, IntelliJ-based IDEs now support the Language Server Protocol (LSP). Discover how this may improve the assistance for custom language-specific features and learn how to begin integrating LSP into a plugin for your IDE.
Usually, issue trackers and IDEs go hand in hand, which is why we’ve revamped the YouTrack plugin for IntelliJ-based IDEs. The plugin integrates with your favorite JetBrains IDEs – AppCode, CLion, DataGrip, GoLand, IntelliJ IDEA, PhpStorm, PyCharm, Rider, RubyMine, and WebStorm, as well as with Andr…
Though IntelliJ IDEA is a fully capable IDE, you may want to personalize it. The JetBrains Marketplace has plenty of plugins with useful features that can address your personal or business-specific needs. The library is enormous, and it can be a bit easy to get lost. In this blog post, we’ll shar…
Images are a great way to personalize anything. Recently, a gif showing a customized IntelliJ IDEA caught my attention (here's its screenshot). It included a custom inspection with an avatar based on one of my very dear friends, Chandra Guntur, posted by another dear friend, Sirisha Pratha: This wa…
Development is not all about programming languages. A lot of text in your code is for humans, not the compiler: string literals, comments, Javadocs, commit messages, and much more requires at least some knowledge of English or other natural languages, depending on your team and users. So isn't it gr…
Today we’re continuing the series of guest posts from the creators of IntelliJ IDEA plugins for Salesforce (or Force.com) developers. The first post covered Illuminated Cloud 2 plugin. Please meet the 2nd blog post by Michael Shumenko, co-founder of JetForcer. Deep dive into Salesforce development …
Today we're starting a 2-part series of guest posts from the creators of IntelliJ IDEA plugins for Salesforce (or Force.com) developers. The plugins are Illuminated Cloud 2 and JetForcer. Please meet the 1st blog post by Scott Wells, the developer of Illuminated Cloud. And do not miss the second po…
The family of education resources for IntelliJ IDEA welcomes a new member! Now, in addition to “What’s new” videos, documentation, blog posts and screencasts, the IDE Features Trainer plugin is available to help you learn the shortcuts for the most used IDE actions. The current version includes 5 mo…
Do you practice code review in your team? Considering it? Tried it before but quit for some reason? One way or another, you know what code review is. The jury is still out on how much exactly code review increases code quality and whether it can help catch enough subtle issues that static code analy…
I always have a .gitignore file in my Dropbox folder that I copy over for new projects, knowing that any subsequent update to the copy isn't always synced with the original. Of course, it's not always necessary either, but it's something that's always bugged me. Recently I ran across a plugin for…
Software has become an increasingly cooperative process, both for applications themselves and for those who build them. With today’s developer teams spanning classrooms and continents, good interprocess communication is critical, and Floobits can help. Floobits is a real-time collaborative editor, …