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 great when your IDE checks not only your code constructs, but also the spelling, grammar, and style of natural language text? Now we have a great tool to reduce your need for native-speaker editors, or at least reduce the number of mistakes that they need to clean up in your code. Grazie is a plugi

A bug-fix update for v2019.2 is here! IntelliJ IDEA 2019.2.2 comes with several notable bug fixes, regression fixes, and performance improvements. (more…)

The first bugfix update for v2019.2 is here with dozens of important fixes. If you haven’t updated to v2019.2 yet, now there’s one less reason to hold out :) Get the update from our website, via the Toolbox App, or by installing the patch from the IDE. (more…)

As you are developing your awesome software, you probably need to create a bunch of run/debug configurations, including some for application servers. You also might need several Docker containers to test your code in various environments, maybe a container with a database as your backend, and a console to see what is going on in the database. All of these “entities” serve different purposes and were previously managed via dedicated tool windows. IntelliJ IDEA 2019.2 introduces the Services tool window to combine everything in one place: View | Tool Windows | Services or press Alt + 8 (on Windo

Java 13 is planned for release on September 17, 2019. And IntelliJ IDEA is already getting ready for it! Starting with version 2019.2, IntelliJ IDEA has support for Java 13 Preview features. Support for Switch Expressions preview feature As you may already know, the Java 12 preview significantly improved the handling of the traditional switch statement. Java 13 offers a second preview of switch expressions to drop the “break with value” statement in favor of “yield” (JEP 354). (more…)

The news of the day: a major upgrade of our flagship IDE – IntelliJ IDEA 2019.2 – is out! With this release, IntelliJ IDEA gets a load of awesome new features and improvements. If you are eager to try out this incredible version of IntelliJ IDEA, please proceed to our website or update to it via Toolbox App! Here is a round-up of the highlights in this release. Visit the What’s new page for the full details. (more…)

We’ve just published a Release Candidate for IntelliJ IDEA 2019.2, which can mean only one thing – the next major release of IntelliJ IDEA is a stone’s throw away! Are you filled with as much anticipation as we are? While we’re adding some final touches to the upcoming v2019.2, check out our release notes to learn more about the areas that have been the focus of our recent attention. Try the IntelliJ IDEA 2019.2 Release Candidate and please do report any bugs you encounter to our issue tracker. Heads up! This build requires a license for IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate. P.S. The next majo

This week sees the release of IntelliJ IDEA 2019.2 Beta 2, which means we are getting pretty close to the big day – the release of v2019.2! We are giving the upcoming releases a final polish, adding more improvements here and there. We’ve improved the Terminal and now it soft-wraps long lines better, so all the links are gently kept in a working state. Previously, the Terminal could occasionally break links when wrapping lines. (more…)

IntelliJ IDEA 2019.2 is going Beta! This means that the major features are already implemented and we’ll now focus on polishing everything for the upcoming release. The Beta milestone is a perfect time to share your opinions on the upcoming features, if you haven’t yet, as we’ll be able to add some touches for those new features based on your feedback. Due out in late July, the upcoming IntelliJ IDEA 2019.2 will come with support for Java 13, improve its Inline Method refactoring, detect duplicates better, and enhance the JVM Profiler. It will provide a preview for Structural Search, add

The new EAP build for the upcoming IntelliJ IDEA 2019.2 is here, with some highly anticipated features. Let’s dive right in and have a look at the details. Gradle Dependencies diagram With IntelliJ IDEA 2019.1, we’ve significantly improved the Maven diagrams, and with this upcoming release v2019.2, we’ve added the long-awaited support for the Gradle Dependencies diagram. To view Gradle dependencies as a diagram, click on the Show Dependencies icon on the Gradle tool window toolbar or use the shortcut Alt+Shift+Ctrl+U on Linux and Windows / Alt+Shift+Cmd+U on macOS. Select the nodes

IntelliJ IDEA 2019.2 EAP build comes with a new pack of the cool features. Download it and try them out! Commit from the Local Changes Why follow tradition? The upcoming IntelliJ IDEA 2019.2 will let you commit directly from the Local Changes, there is no longer any need to go through a separate Commit dialog. Now while working on a commit, you will be able to browse through the source code, view the history for a specific file, view the diff for the file in the same area as the commit, or use the other features of the IDE. Previously all these actions were impossible because the moda

The new EAP build for the upcoming IntelliJ IDEA 2019.2 is here! Download it right now from the website or update to it using the Toolbox App. Check out the previous EAP blog posts to learn about the other cool new features that the next major update v2019.2 will have for you! Profiling Tools We have exciting news to share – you can now analyze the performance of your application right inside your IDE, as the upcoming IntelliJ IDEA 2019.2 will have CPU Profiler integration and Memory Profiler integration on macOS, Linux, and Windows! IntelliJ IDEA 2019.2 will integrate Java Flight