Category Archives: EAP

Meet Big Data Tools – Spark Integration and Zeppelin Notebooks in IntelliJ IDEA

Posted on October 16, 2019 by Andrey Cheptsov

Hooray! Today we have some exciting news for you. After all, it is not often JetBrains introduces new developer tools. Now that you’re excited as well, we’re very pleased to announce Big Data Tools – a new IntelliJ IDEA plugin … Continue reading →

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IntelliJ IDEA 2016.3 RC: Scala.Js, Scala.Meta and More

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Andrey Cheptsov

Though we’ve been silent for quite a while recently, it doesn’t mean we’ve not been busy, so today we’re presenting the new features for Scala plugin RC for IntelliJ IDEA 2016.3 that we’ve just created.

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Scala Plugin EAP Speeds Up Coding Assistance

Posted on November 19, 2015 by Andrey Cheptsov

Because of its nature, Scala code is really difficult to edit without proper coding assistance. And sometimes said assistance is too slow which makes it not that useful. That’s why we never stop improving our Scala plugin performance. This time we’ve … Continue reading →

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IntelliJ API to Build Scala Macros Support

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Andrey Cheptsov

Today we’ve released a new Scala plugin EAP build. With this build, we’re happy to introduce an API that extends the IDE coding assistance to custom Scala macros. A macro is executed at compile-time and modifies the AST of your code: e.g. … Continue reading →

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IntelliJ IDEA 15 EAP Adds Postfix Code Completion for Scala

Posted on October 2, 2015 by Maksim Sobolevskiy

For Java, in addition to the regular completion, IntelliJ IDEA provides so-called Postfix completion: it lets you modify a previously entered expression by adding a “postfix” to it and pressing Tab. This way you can transform your code without unnecessary backward … Continue reading →

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Testing Improvements

Posted on September 15, 2015 by Maksim Sobolevskiy

We’ve recently improved the support for Scala tests in IntelliJ IDEA 15 EAP a bit. Read on to find out more details. Statically computed expressions in scalaTest/specs2/uTest2 test names are now supported, which means that along with string constants you can use constructions … Continue reading →

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Debugging Lambdas and Macro Expansion Extractor

Posted on September 2, 2015 by Maksim Sobolevskiy

We have released a new EAP version of the Scala plugin for IntelliJ IDEA 15 EAP. Here is a couple of new features we have added: Debugging: stopping at Lambda Expressions When you add a breakpoint to a line that contains a lambda … Continue reading →

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Inline Refactoring for Type Aliases and Kind Projector Support

Posted on July 31, 2015 by Maksim Sobolevskiy

Scala Plugin 1.7 for IntelliJ IDEA 15 EAP brings you a number of new features and improvements, among which we’d like to highlight these two: Inline refactoring for type aliases Invoked just as any other inline refactoring, by placing the … Continue reading →

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Scala 1.5 EAP: Coding Assistance for Interpolated Strings, New Inspections and Better SBT Support

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Alexander Podkhalyuzin

If you’re using the EAP update channel, you might’ve noticed a new version of the  Scala plugin available. In addition to a bunch of bugfixes inside the new update you’ll also find a few nice new features. Coding assistance for interpolated … Continue reading →

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Scala 1.4 EAP Brings Advanced Implicits Analyzer and Faster Play Compiler

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Alexander Podkhalyuzin

We’re working on our next update for the Scala plugin, and today I want to share with you a fresh EAP build that brings two noticeable improvements: advanced analysis for implicit parameters and faster compilation for Play Framework. Advanced Implicit … Continue reading →

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