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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.
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 (computing)|Eclipse]], a similar IDE from IBM, but IntelliJ IDEA's focus is more on maximizing programmer efficiency.{{fact}} [http://www.jetbrains.com/idea/whyidea.html JetBrains' Why IDEA Page] However, the two IDEs bear strong visual resemblance.{{fact}}


Among other features, IntelliJ IDEA provides close integration with popular [[open source]] development tools such as [[Concurrent Versions System|CVS]], [[Subversion (software)|Subversion]], [[Apache Ant]] and [[JUnit]].
Among other features, IntelliJ IDEA provides close integration with popular [[open source]] development tools such as [[Concurrent Versions System|CVS]], [[Subversion (software)|Subversion]], [[Apache Ant]] and [[JUnit]].

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IntelliJ IDEA
Developer(s)JetBrains
Stable release
Operating systemCross-platform
TypeJava IDE
LicenseCommercial ($500)
Websitewww.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.

Among other features, IntelliJ IDEA provides close integration with popular open source development tools such as CVS, Subversion, Apache Ant and JUnit.

See also