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IntelliJ IDEA

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Software Developer  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "The best replacement for Visual Studio"

April 30, 2019

5.0

Pros

Extremely feature rich Easy to set up Amazing debugger support Very customizeable

Cons

Pretty heavy compared to some other IDE's Can be hard to get used to coming from Visual Studio

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Undergraduate Student  
Higher Education  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "A very cool IDE for Java Development"

April 21, 2019

5.0

Pros

It makes the development process very easy and fast. I use it for making Java applications. The design makes you feel comfortable and gets you in a mood to write code. I really like the autocomplete feature. It is like sublime+compiling+a lot of other features.

Cons

Would have liked it all the more if the package was more lightweight

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Ashutosh K.  
Software Developer  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Intellij IDE"

April 14, 2019

4.0

Overall this IDE is good for development of application (I have used it for java and scala based ).

Pros

The way of presentation of software and look and feel of it.

Cons

We can not open multiple Dev project in same workspace, always we need to switch the workspace, and in maven project for dependency filtering in pom (features like eclipse ) is not available.

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Piotr G.  
Software Developer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "PHPStorm and PyCharm "

September 19, 2018

5.0

Pros

I use PHPStorm and PyCharm in my company, both are very easy to use and very advanced software.

Cons

Price is to high but I don't know any better software for software developing.

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Thomas R.  
Marketing Specialist  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Intuitive and works well"

October 1, 2018

5.0

It works great and makes my job much easier to do

Pros

How easy it is to use. It predictive selection is really convenient as well

Cons

The Search All function doesn't always bring up everything

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Saptarshi B.  
Senior Software Engineer  
Internet  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "My favorite Java IDE"

January 8, 2019

5.0

Pros

Simplistic, easy & quick setup is the key reason I use IntelliJ.

Cons

Too many features generally in the software - but they do a good job to keeping the simple use-cases easy.

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Jose G.  
Consultor Java Senior  
  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Excellent software, I use it to develop web applications with java"

May 28, 2018

5.0

The benefits of acquiring this software is that if this application is an investment that can grow as one develops software, there is also a lot of people developing in what opens the professional field to people with me

Pros

I like this IDE that is intuitive and proposes solutions to the code as well as complete keywords of the java language

Cons

I do not like the fact that it is very heavy and consumes a lot of resources in not so new equipment, the consumption of memory is greater than that of the other IDES of software development

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Román Josué D.  
Data Science Team Lead  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "The best IDEA to develop in Java is to use IntelliJ"

March 5, 2019

5.0

Developing with Java using Spring, Hibernate, Maven, and other frameworks. Also great choice if you want to develop an API or the backend of a WaveMaker application.

Pros

IntelliJ is a great IDE for Java Developers. Before using it, I've tried NetBeans and Eclipse, and NetBeans was my favorite until I got introduced to IntelliJ IDEA. It's lighter than Netbeans, more modern like Eclipse, but it feels to add its own value that makes it a great choice over others IDEs. Debugging with IntelliJ is a good experience. The Maven integration is very neat and works great. In addition, IntelliJ provides a great intellisense, tips, and tools to ease your development.

Cons

The price might be somewhat high, but this is justified by the value provided by the IDE.

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EAM

Elias Alirio M.  
Facilitator  
Consumer Services  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Great support with developing in Java!"

June 22, 2019

5.0

I enjoy coding in IntelliJ IDEA, and once I am finished with Java, I will definitely see its power in Python, which is the language I am more familiar with. I am open to use it moving forward for its amazing features. I just need to get used to opening this first before anything else, so I work on other tasks as this opens up.

Pros

IntelliJ IDEA is an integrated development environment that allows you to program in different languages. I have been using it to program in Java in one of my current programming classes and it is great. It helps in pointing out where errors in code have happened. I like how it predicts though smart completion what input you are trying to use and gives you suggestions for both built-in functions in Java, but also variables you have created saving you time going up and down in the code you have previously worked on. This is extremely helpful when dealing with large programs with many variables with similar names. Its ergonomic user interface that is easy and comfortably to read, its excellent debugger, and the built-in developer tools it comes with re some of the amazing things IntelliJ IDEA. Its tips section make learning more about it easily as well.

Cons

It takes a couple of minutes to initialize on my Windows computer, I wish it was faster.

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JO

Jayden O.  
Student  
E-Learning  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Great for students like me!"

May 3, 2022

5.0

Great as a student seriously

Pros

I loved this application alot because it allowed me to implement my code with GitHub and finish student projects connecting to my other collegiate peers. It is great overall as a major development tool around the world

Cons

I just dont usuallt care for the complexity viewing due to how hard it is for me too view everything on a small screen and I cant individually adjust the size

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As a way to transfer homework betweenb zybooks inteleji and github and canvas for my college usage

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MR

Michal R.  
Developer  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "IntelliJ IDEA - best Java IDE"

August 18, 2020

5.0

If Eclipse is a motorboat, then IDEA is a cruiser.

Pros

I have used several java IDEs but IDEA is nothing like that. This fits my needs and got implemented many features which haven't I dreamt about before. Moreover, from Jetbrains, there is similar IDE for every mainstream programming language with the same appearance, so there is no getting used to new IDE when skipping to another language.

Cons

It is quite complex, big piece of software and it takes quite a lot of time to get used to it and to know all of its functionality and features.

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MM

Mounir M.  
Developing Computer Software  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### " programming environment or integrated development environment (IDE)"

August 28, 2023

5.0

Pros

Suitable for beginners, professionals, and small and large projectsSupports databases and popular powerful programming languages

Cons

Not suitable for weak devicesconsuming RAM CPU & GPU

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AS

Akashbir S.  
Student  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "IntelliJ IDEA Review"

July 12, 2020

5.0

Excellent. It is my goto IDE. I would recommend everyone to switch from other IDEs to IntelliJ. Once you start using it, there is no going back.

Pros

It has a lot of helpful features for developers. Support for all types of programming languages and environments. Plugin support for most of the popular plugins for ease of development. Version control GUI is intuitive, debugging code is very easy.

Cons

It can be a bit costly if you buy it for yourself. Usually the company/school registers for a premium account on behalf of the user.

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YD

Yuri D.  
Senior Backend Engineer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Excellent cross-platform IDE"

May 21, 2020

5.0

Overall, I'm very satisfied with the fact that I maintain same development experience while moving across different environment (Linux, Mac, etc.)

Pros

I like the variety of languages supported by this IDE, the comfort of navigation and debugging, and the configurability of the appearance (themes, fonts, etc.). it took me some time to get used to this software, but it was really worth the effort. Fast, reliable, and highly configurable.

Cons

An advanced debugging (attaching to different hosts, memory views) is not that easy with this software. It will take time to configure and learn.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Senior Software Engineer  
Automotive  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Amazingly fully featured IDE"

November 12, 2018

5.0

Pros

IntelliJ has so many features it caters for almost any workflow and preference. It's a great IDE and the code completion is amazing.

Cons

Sometimes with so many features and settings it can be hard to find what you want to do. Also you might have to pay for the Ultimate Edition if you want to use it for multiple languages.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Research Intern  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "My t ake on IntelliJ IDEA"

October 26, 2019

4.0

All the aforementioned things would prevent someone like me from choosing this IDE, however IntelliJ is also incredibly powerful, everything you may need it already has bulit in. For Java and Mobile development this is one of my first choices.

Pros

IntelliJ is one of the most complete and most powerful IDEs I have used so far. If you have the hardware to back it up, this is a truly good choice.

Cons

Bulky, a bit overwhelming and undeniably memory hungry. Can be rather confusing at first to navigate the multitude of features that are not so gracefully given to the user.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
CyberSecurity Consultant  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Best Java IDE nowadays"

August 28, 2019

5.0

I've been using IntelliJ some years to develop various projects in Java. It is without a doubt, the best Java IDE in the market (If you don't use Java, look for the other IntelliJ products). It provides a lot of tools with which you increase your productivity 1000%:

Pros

\- A lot of builtin features - Tons of extension - Great IDE in the classic sense (autocompletion, correction, etc.)

Cons

\- It can be overwhelming at the beginning (If you are a noob, start with Eclipse) - It is a bit slow when you have tons of code and extensions. - I don't like updates, they are too present.

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PB

Palash B.  
Software Engineer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "IntelliJ Review"

February 17, 2021

4.0

I like working on IntelliJ, it has all the features that one development tool can have.

Pros

VCS is the best feature of IntelliJ. Committing, pushing, merging, stashing, unstashing can be done without using the git commands. Also, resolving merge conflicts is very easy. So don’t need to use another software for version control.

Cons

I am using it on windows as well as on Mac. I avoid using the mouse and maximize the use of keyboard shortcuts. I found that the shortcuts for Mac and windows are very different even for basic functionalities such as removing unused imports etc.

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Cameron K.  
Lead Developer  
Consumer Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Great IDE with a ton of depth"

October 25, 2017

5.0

Pros

You can do literally anything with this IDE. Run tests, jump to defined methods, open consoles, connect to databases.. Literally an entire development environment.

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AD

Arshith D.  
Software Developer  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "JAVA Software Development at ease"

April 4, 2019

5.0

The day I was introduced to IntelliJ, I have never looked back on any of the other IDEs for JAVA development. It makes my development easier, error free, easy debugging makes my life easier.

Pros

intellij is the best IDE I have ever used for application development. The auto complete features are really advanced and it provides a very nice interface. Also, integrated terminal is a plus.

Cons

It uses a lot of memory and if the computer has very less RAM, then it pretty much slows down the computer. It is mostly because of the lot of features it brings along and the complex processes it supports.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Software Developer  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Great IDE from JetBrains, pleasure to work with. What else to say?!"

November 19, 2018

5.0

JetBrains tools are just great. First time I have the pleasure to use ReSharper I had to know about other products from this company. I was never really dissapointed

Pros

Just JetBrains ... Code completion Code highlighting Plugins Tools integration Settings

Cons

Sometimes eating too much of RAM - occasionally freezes Not possible to open multiple projects in one window Customer services was not perfect - after reporting a bug my colleague received a little dissapointing response, but still I cannot really complain

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Software Developer Intern  
Automotive  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Great IDE to use"

December 21, 2018

5.0

It is great

Pros

The user interface is just awesome. It is very fluid and comes with extensions

Cons

Heavy usage of CPU sometimes but will be take care with good configuration

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Sejal S.  
Software Engineer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "IntelliJ"

April 19, 2021

5.0

Overall, I had a good experience with this software.

Pros

It is a great software for programming. I really like how it provides auto-testing as an option, and how you can use it for many different projects.

Cons

I dislike importing from the git. It is very hard to find space as all your projects can easily get mixed into one another.

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SY

Steve Y.  
Reviewer  
Design  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Awesome Software"

August 7, 2020

5.0

My overall experience with IntelliJ IDEA is great and I love this software because there are not other software like this and makes my life so much easier to do projects.

Pros

What I most love about this software is that this is able to support my coding industry and being able to guide myself into the right path into getting myself a job withen the career of coding which I love. This software is able to correct my errors and mistakes whenever I come across an issue. This software is able to understand what I am writing whenever I code which makes things much easier since there are color coding and options to fill in my code whenever I forget to insert a sort of code withen my source of code. This software also has a console where it can run my scripts and code which can test my code without having to export it all and test it into its original software but able to run it for me and being able to edit the error on the spot which makes it much easier to use.

Cons

The least that I like about this software is the price because we are required to pay monthly and its a bit pricey for the overall software. This software should offer a one time payment if there is one so we do not have to lose our money monthly but overall its great.

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LJH

Li Jun H.  
Software Engineer  
Internet  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Must Use for Java and Scala"

August 12, 2020

4.0

Being developing various software project using Intellij, from college years to full-time job. Very well made and is the go-to IDE for the industry.

Pros

Great IDE support for programming languages such as Java and Scala. Come with great amount of extension and support for development software using these languages. Extension specifically with Databricks making developing Spark related project very easy.

Cons

Hard to learn as a beginner as there are too much filled in the software, making it feel bloated. No good support of changing background color. You either use white or dark.

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