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# Page 34 - Reviews of IntelliJ IDEA

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Software Team Lead  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Great tool for java and AEM development"

December 11, 2019

5.0

Pros

I develop Adobe Experience Manager and it s completely compatible with it. There are a lot of extension to make your life easier.

Cons

So expensive and there is no lite-weight or free option for small teams or individuals

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PW

Priyantha W.  
Senior Software Engineer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "The best IDE I have ever used"

July 13, 2019

5.0

I am enjoying the IntelliJ IDEA since the day I started to use it. Now I have used to it and it's very hard to move with another tool. IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate is the default tool for any language for me.

Pros

It provides 100% correct and sophisticated refactoring for Java

Cons

Most of the cool features are not available in the community edition.

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Arbaaz M.  
Software Engineer  
Telecommunications  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "IntelliJ IDEA Review"

August 25, 2019

5.0

Pros

Easy to develop Java applications and also include frameworks like Spring. Supports both Maven and Gradle. Useful debugging tools to help find issues in code.

Cons

Had difficulty setting up Android development with IntelliJ so I ended up using Android Studio. The size of IntelliJ is quite large.

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DQ

Daniel Q.  
IoT CAB Manager  
Consumer Electronics  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Great app development tool"

August 21, 2020

5.0

Our App development team is working with IntelliJ for a while and the results are being great for it. It is a really powerful software.

Pros

Provides structure and function suggestion, which makes it easier and quicker to develop the code.

Cons

For desired features would be interesting to support additional programming languages.

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TZ

Tzhaci Z.  
Software team lead  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "It's a very good and useful product "

September 12, 2019

5.0

Pros

The integration with source control like Git

Cons

The memory that the program occupied during the run

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Dev M.  
Frontend Software Developer  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "IntelliJ IDEA"

December 10, 2018

5.0

It was really nice and I would recommend it to everyone.

Pros

The UI is really nice and easy. It is also very easy to use and it has a lot of features. The debugger is also excellent.

Cons

The pricing is a little high for regular use.

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MF

Michael F.  
Professor and IT Consultant  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Great IDE "

October 13, 2016

5.0

I am using this IDE a lot for my work. I am also used to work with Eclipse. I think IntelliJ is more hassle free than the other products. I sometimes miss some code completion features but I guess this can be customized somewhere. Actually, this is the main burden with all of the IDEs: it takes some time to tailor them to your needs. When you are starting fresh go for the community edition and when you start making money go for the professional version. It is worth the money.

Pros

A lot of great features Easy to use

Cons

not free (pro edition)

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AM

Ashutosh M.  
Student  
Computer & Network Security  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Fast IDE"

March 18, 2021

4.0

I am happy with IntelliJ IDEA as my go - to IDE.

Pros

Intellij IDEA is one of the fastest and most efficient IDE that I have used. Feature-rich and easy to use for all kinds of developers

Cons

The pricing especially if you are not a student is steep and needs to be reduced or given a better discount.

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TB

Tayler B.  
Software Developer  
Program Development  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Makes coding easy with nice intuitive design."

October 26, 2018

5.0

I have had a great experience with Intelij, I started using it as a junior software developer and soon found it easier than other IDEs. Using it to create Gradle projects was very easy and adding plugins was also a breeze. I like the clean design and find it easy navigate to different features.

Pros

Nice design and customisable features. Easy to integrate version control. Easy to add plugins. Lots of online support and tips. Very Intuitive.

Cons

Is designed to be used mostly for Java programming. Although JetBrains do provide other IDEs for other languages. The software can be quite memory heavy, but I suppose this does depend on the application that is being created and built in the environment.

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Vasyl S.  
Speaker  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "On of the best tools for development"

January 23, 2019

5.0

Pros

If you are writing code in Java, you should definitely use this tool: smart completion, chain completion, data flow analysis, language injection and many-many more!

Cons

You laptop/computer should be fast enough in order to run this software fast

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Software Support  
Financial Services  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Great IDE for Java development"

April 4, 2019

5.0

IntelliJ has helped me be a faster more efficient Java developer.

Pros

I have been used to writing software in a text editor with limited functionality/ The Intellij IDE brought a world of new functionality to my java programming. Autocomplete, and easy file tree searching have made parts of my development so much faster and more efficient.

Cons

The biggest con about the IntelliJ software is that there are so many features you often don't realize the power you have within the application. It took me a while to learn all of the things I could do to streamline my java software development with this tool.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Senior Software Developer  
Printing  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "If you're familiar with other JetBrains products, this is go-to Java IDE."

August 22, 2019

5.0

Used it for Android app development before the Android Studio was introduced.

Pros

Since I'm familiar with PhpStorm, it took no time to know how to use the IDE properly. It's basically the same, only for Java.

Cons

Nothing. It works really well, has many tools built in, like Maven package manager, debugging, and so on.

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VR

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

### "Power IDE"

December 16, 2018

4.0

Pros

Intellij IDEA is a powerful IDE for coding and as the name sounds it adds some level of intelligence to coding processing. I love using it for python and Java.

Cons

I think I am fine with the features it has for now but they should try to always give it a new low from time to time.

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YA

Yusril A.  
Game Designer  
E-Learning  
Used the software for: I used a free trial

### "Best IDE"

May 8, 2023

5.0

Pros

Integrated with 3rd party, debugging tools

Cons

Feature integrated like chatGPT, shortcut

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AS

Amolak S.  
Developer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Excellent"

September 10, 2019

5.0

I am developing app with this software. My oberall experience is good.

Pros

I am using this software from last 2.5 years. I used this to develop app in android. It is better than eclipse.

Cons

Sometime it doesnt import classes. So to solve this problem you need to restart the system or rhis software.

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PN

Paul N.  
Software Developer  
Telecommunications  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "The only way to work on Java projects"

April 18, 2017

5.0

There are so many features that make your life easier. It can be a bit of a learning curve to become proficient in using it, but once you are, productivity skyrockets and you'll never think of using another IDE after that.

Pros

productivity boost

Cons

so many features, it's hard to know where they all are and how to use them properly.

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RK

Rahul K.  
Software Engineer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Works great with huge applications, very powerful "

August 29, 2022

5.0

Pros

It lets you connect multiple maven projects and make them work flawlessly

Cons

It does not have a free version for starters

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LM

Lien M.  
Data Scientist  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "IntelliJ is my only companion when programming in Java."

September 10, 2017

5.0

It has greatly sped up my speed of development.

Pros

Java is not my native language, but IntelliJ makes it so easy for me that I can still look like a pro. It notifies me of imports I forgot to add (and with a simple keyboard shortcut, adds them for me). It also comes with an integrated debugger and support for running both unit tests and your program with command-line arguments. There is neat "coverage" tool that tells you what parts of your code require extra testing.

Cons

IntelliJ is such a powerful piece of software that it's sometimes difficult to find the feature you need. There's been an outstanding feature request for a blib-noise that notifies you when your run has completed or cracked, which I need, badly, as most of my programs have a running time of several minutes.

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KC

Kuldeep C.  
Software Intern  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Great tool for java development"

February 25, 2022

3.0

Pros

Provides a lot of plugins for Java development, Easy and interactive interface

Cons

All features not available in community version of tool, it costs money and is a bit expensive Cannot be used for other languages development like python

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Software Engineer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "A Good IDE"

December 19, 2018

4.0

Pros

The Ultimate Edition (all I've ever used) has support for a large number of languages.

Cons

A lot of integration (like git for example) doesn't always work as well as its command line counter part.

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KK

Kaushal K.  
Node JS Developer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "The undisputed leader in Java IDE"

December 18, 2022

5.0

Pros

It is the best IDE for Java development and managing large codebases.

Cons

The auto code complete feature can be improved.

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BH

Bastin H.  
Software Engineer  
Human Resources  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "The ultimate IDE for Java development"

March 7, 2019

5.0

Excellent

Pros

Its ease of use and the productivity boost it gives by its numerous features especially: - "Find in Path" feature - "Search Everywhere" feature

Cons

The difficulty in upgrading to major versions (have to download new versions from the website and install them).

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İMG

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

### "the perfect IDE for java"

April 3, 2022

4.0

Pros

i think best IDE for java. Maven, Hibernate, Spring support is the best.

Cons

Paying for licence then alternative IDEs.

Review Source

VR

Verified Reviewer  
Developer  
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad  
Used the software for: I used a free trial

### "The best IDE I ever used"

March 26, 2021

5.0

I have created a lot projects from scratch (starting from AS3 technology). Very bandy, useful and smart

Pros

\- it's a very precision software - no problems with installing/uninstaling/updating to higher version - smart IntelliSense code autocompletion - works very smooth, no lags even on large projects

Cons

pricey a little, but anyway it is the most handy and smart IDE for me

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JH

Julian H.  
UX Consultant  
Design  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Great tool for more advanced users"

October 7, 2023

5.0

Overall, highly recommended. The user-friendliness (which is only really an issue for beginners / devs with less experience) is the only issue here - once overcome, it's a great tool.

Pros

For more advanced or experienced users, this is the perfect IDE. Personally I use it for Java dev, and it's a great environment with many integrations, addons, and options.

Cons

It's somewhat less user-friendly than alternatives such as Eclipse, especially for beginners. For absolute beginners, it may be easier to start with a different tool then switch to this at a later stage.

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