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Title: JetBrains finds room for IDE improvement

Author: Coffee, Peter Article Type: Review
Source: eWeek, v22 n41 p40(2) Publication Date: Oct 17, 2005
  ISSN: 1530-6283
  Illustrations: Screen Layouts
URL of Publication: http://www.eweek.com

JetBrains' IntelliJ IDEA 5.0 integrated environment for multiplatform Java development offers a number of improvements in this version as well as capable performance. However, the product faces stringent competition from alternative offerings that are either platform-bundled or are downloadable at no cost. Downloading and installation of IntelliJ IDEA are quick and painless. There are a number of convenient and clever aids for Java Server Pages (JSP) and HTML authoring. Code formatting, code completion, and refactoring tools for JSP and HTML code are intuitive. The source code editor offers features such as reference-finding and error-highlighting, which make the usage of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) easier to handle. The IntelliJ IDEA editor, which has been a standard-setter for Java code, now boasts the same capabilities for JavaScript. Its open interface for custom extensions includes support for other programming languages, and can act as a starting point for specialized tool building. This is encouraged by the product's ability to import projects from Borland Software's JBuilder or Eclipse. It should be noted that for multiplatform development, only a single license is required, providing that only one copy of IntelliJ Idea is active at any time.

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JetBrains Inc

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