IntelliJ IDEA Essentials
Quickly get up and running with this practical IntelliJ IDEA tutorial guide, for developing better software faster
Published on 7. October 2025
276 pages
978-1-78439-869-9 (ISBN)
Description
Develop better software fast with IntelliJ IDEA
Key Features
Tailor IntelliJ IDEA to your needs and to the demands of your projects
Use IDEA's powerful software development tools to their fullest potential
Explore IntelliJ IDEA's impressive and extensive features and functionalities for successful software development
Book DescriptionStarting with a walkthrough of the main workspace, you will get up and running with IDEA from the word go. You will learn how to exploit IDEA's software development tools and use the various product features such as source code control, the debugger, and the many code generation tools. You will then move on to advanced topics such as how IntelliJ helps in version control, managing change lists, viewing differences and changes, and reverting changes. You will also learn how IDEA can be used for agile development and web development, as well as its integration with frameworks such as Gradle. Complete with tips and tricks, this book will make sure that you have an in-depth and extensive knowledge of informed programming.What you will learn
Tailor IntelliJ IDEA to your needs and to the demands of your projects
Use IDEA's powerful software development tools to their fullest potential
Explore IntelliJ IDEA's impressive and extensive features and functionalities for successful software development
Set up a new project or import an existing one and run your project as standalone or using application servers
Explore and use IntelliJ IDEA's features, such as Live Templates and smart code completion
Create clean code that is solid and easy to maintain with refactoring tools
Coordinate with other developers using powerful version control features
Who this book is forThis book is for developers who want to work smarter so they can focus their efforts on the details that will give them the advantage. This book is tailor-made for developers who want to move from NetBeans and Eclipse to experience the power and functionality of IntelliJ IDEA.
Key Features
Tailor IntelliJ IDEA to your needs and to the demands of your projects
Use IDEA's powerful software development tools to their fullest potential
Explore IntelliJ IDEA's impressive and extensive features and functionalities for successful software development
Book DescriptionStarting with a walkthrough of the main workspace, you will get up and running with IDEA from the word go. You will learn how to exploit IDEA's software development tools and use the various product features such as source code control, the debugger, and the many code generation tools. You will then move on to advanced topics such as how IntelliJ helps in version control, managing change lists, viewing differences and changes, and reverting changes. You will also learn how IDEA can be used for agile development and web development, as well as its integration with frameworks such as Gradle. Complete with tips and tricks, this book will make sure that you have an in-depth and extensive knowledge of informed programming.What you will learn
Tailor IntelliJ IDEA to your needs and to the demands of your projects
Use IDEA's powerful software development tools to their fullest potential
Explore IntelliJ IDEA's impressive and extensive features and functionalities for successful software development
Set up a new project or import an existing one and run your project as standalone or using application servers
Explore and use IntelliJ IDEA's features, such as Live Templates and smart code completion
Create clean code that is solid and easy to maintain with refactoring tools
Coordinate with other developers using powerful version control features
Who this book is forThis book is for developers who want to work smarter so they can focus their efforts on the details that will give them the advantage. This book is tailor-made for developers who want to move from NetBeans and Eclipse to experience the power and functionality of IntelliJ IDEA.
More details
Edition
Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
Birmingham
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Edition type
Digital original
ISBN-13
978-1-78439-869-9 (9781784398699)
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Jaros¿aw Krochmalski
IntelliJ IDEA Essentials
Book
12/2014
Packt Publishing
€55.70
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Person
Krochmalski Jaroslaw :
Jaros?aw Krochmalski is a passionate software designer and developer who specializes in the financial business domain. He has over 12 years of experience in software development. He is a clean-code and software craftsmanship enthusiast. He is a Certified Scrum Master and a fan of Agile. His professional interests include new technologies in web application development, design patterns, enterprise architecture, and integration patterns. He has been designing and developing software professionally since 2000 and has been using Java as his primary programming language since 2002. In the past, he worked for companies such as Kredyt Bank (KBC) and Bank BPS on many large-scale projects such as international money orders, express payments, and collection systems. He currently works as a consultant at Danish company 7N as an infrastructure architect for the Nykredit bank. You can reach him via Twitter at @jkroch or by e-mail at jarek@finsys.pl.
Jaros?aw Krochmalski is a passionate software designer and developer who specializes in the financial business domain. He has over 12 years of experience in software development. He is a clean-code and software craftsmanship enthusiast. He is a Certified Scrum Master and a fan of Agile. His professional interests include new technologies in web application development, design patterns, enterprise architecture, and integration patterns. He has been designing and developing software professionally since 2000 and has been using Java as his primary programming language since 2002. In the past, he worked for companies such as Kredyt Bank (KBC) and Bank BPS on many large-scale projects such as international money orders, express payments, and collection systems. He currently works as a consultant at Danish company 7N as an infrastructure architect for the Nykredit bank. You can reach him via Twitter at @jkroch or by e-mail at jarek@finsys.pl.
Content
Table of Contents
Get to know your IDE, fast
Off we go ? to the code
Finger works ? the editor
Make it better ? refactoring
Make it happen ? running your project
Building
Red or green ? Test your code
Squash?em ? the debugger
Work with your team
Not enough? Extend it.
Get to know your IDE, fast
Off we go ? to the code
Finger works ? the editor
Make it better ? refactoring
Make it happen ? running your project
Building
Red or green ? Test your code
Squash?em ? the debugger
Work with your team
Not enough? Extend it.
