IntelliJ IDEA
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| Developer: | JetBrains |
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| Latest release: | 6.0 / 2006-10-02 |
| OS: | Cross-platform |
| Use: | Java IDE |
| License: | Commercial ($500) |
| Website: | www.jetbrains.com/idea |
IntelliJ IDEA is a commercial Java IDE by the company JetBrains.
The first version of IntelliJ IDEA appeared in January, 2001 and quickly became very popular, as the first Java IDE with a set of integrated refactoring tools that allow programmers to quickly redesign their code. IntelliJ IDEA's design is centered on programmer productivity. A number of its features accelerate development and allow programmers to concentrate on functionality while IntelliJ IDEA handles more mundane coding tasks.
IntelliJ IDEA has often been compared to Eclipse, a similar IDE from IBM, but IntelliJ IDEA's focus is more on maximizing programmer efficiency.[citation needed] JetBrains' Why IDEA Page However, the two IDEs bear strong visual resemblance.[citation needed]
Among other features, IntelliJ IDEA provides close integration with popular open source development tools such as CVS, Subversion, Apache Ant and JUnit.
