{"id":5310,"date":"2016-11-14T16:54:02","date_gmt":"2016-11-14T16:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/intellij-idea\/"},"modified":"2016-11-14T16:54:02","modified_gmt":"2016-11-14T16:54:02","slug":"intellij-idea","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/7755\/intellij-idea","title":{"rendered":"IntelliJ IDEA"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_intellij_idea_mean\">What Does IntelliJ IDEA Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\n\tIntelliJ IDEA is a special<br \/>\nprogramming environment or integrated development environment (IDE) largely meant<br \/>\nfor Java. This environment is used especially for the development of programs.<br \/>\nIt is developed by a company called JetBrains, which was formally called<br \/>\nIntelliJ. It is available in two editions: the Community Edition which is<br \/>\nlicensed by Apache 2.0, and a commercial edition known as the Ultimate Edition.<br \/>\nBoth of them can be used for creating software which can be sold. What makes<br \/>\nIntelliJ IDEA so different from its counterparts is its ease of use,<br \/>\nflexibility and its solid design.\n<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"techopedia_explains_intellij_idea\">Techopedia Explains IntelliJ IDEA<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\n\tIntelliJ IDEA was developed by JetBrains, formerly<br \/>\nknown as IntelliJ. It was first released in 2001, and it boasted features like advanced code navigation and the ability to<br \/>\nrefactor codes, which made it very popular. It even received the distinction of being voted the best programming tool<br \/>\nbased on Java in 2010, sidelining established tools like NetBeans, Eclipse and<br \/>\nJDeveloper. The open-source development environment for Android released by<br \/>\nGoogle in 2014 is also based on IntelliJ IDEA. The IDE supports many other<br \/>\nprogramming languages such as Python, Lua and Scala. <\/p>\n<p>The biggest reason it<br \/>\nis regarded as one of the best programming tools based on Java is its assistance<br \/>\nfeatures, which makes it easy to use and makes the programs created by it very<br \/>\nwell designed. It also has advanced error checking features which allows<br \/>\nfaster and easier error checking.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What Does IntelliJ IDEA Mean? IntelliJ IDEA is a special programming environment or integrated development environment (IDE) largely meant for Java. This environment is used especially for the development of programs. It is developed by a company called JetBrains, which was formally called IntelliJ. 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