Using IntelliJ feels like coming home, which is impressive, since I’ve never used it (and I don’t even use ReSharper). It’s weird, but a few things like that here and there really add up to being happier with the user experience. And, beyond that, little things do what I’m used to from Visual Studio (e.g. The static analysis for things like non-compiling code is also much snappier and prettier. I’m already much happier with this IDE than I was with Eclipse.įor starters, the Intelli-Sense (or whatever it’s called) is vastly superior to Eclipse. Mostly, this involved turning it into a Maven project, and then ironing out a handful of miscellaneous details and quirks.
Over the weekend, I spent a few hours porting my home automation project, Daedalus, to be usable by IntelliJ. I guess I’m spoiled by Visual Studio.Īnyway, I’ve installed the Community version of IntelliJ. I’ve been watching these lately, and his fluency with that IDE is making me long for something a little more… polished than Eclipse. Uncle Bob uses it in his series of Clean Code videos as well.
I’ve been using Eclipse for years, but figured I’d give this tool a try, as it’s brought to you by the clever folks that make Resharper. I received a recommendation from Ted Young recently to try a switch to IntelliJ IDEA as an alternative to Eclipse IDE. Category: Java Tags: Eclipse, IntelliJ, Maven
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