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Shyam Seshadri08/19/09
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Fast Javascript Testing

Before I jump into how exactly you can perform super fast and easy JS testing, let me give you some background on the problem.

Václav Pech08/12/09
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Grails 1.2 creates IntelliJ IDEA projects files for you

As of Grails 1.2-M2 you no longer need to explicitly create new IDEA projects for your grails applications. The grails create-app command will create an appropriate project file with all the required settings for you in the root folder of your newly created...

Václav Pech08/04/09
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State-of-the-art Groovy support in IntelliJ IDEA videos

Following on the handy "Groovy intentions in IDEA" screencast, I'd like to steer your attention towards the two very recent additions to the Groovy IntelliJ IDEA on-line demos family.

Václav Pech07/27/09
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Screencast: Groovy intentions in IntelliJ IDEA

The support for Groovy editing, refactoring or analysis in IntelliJ IDEA has always been greatly appreciated. We at JetBrains have already created a couple of on-line demos showing some of the capabilities that can enhance your Groovy development and help you...

Maria Khalusova07/20/09
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Flex & Maven in IntelliJ IDEA

While importing Maven modules with swf or swc packaging type, IntelliJ IDEA creates IntelliJ IDEA module with Flex facet, and attaches Maven dependencies as project libraries. The parameters of Flex facet are taken from pom.xml, where possible.

Roman Strobl07/16/09
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The power of Camel Case in IntelliJ IDEA

IntelliJ IDEA is a very keyboard centric IDE. One of the nice things about it is how some concepts and shortcuts work all across the IDE so you don't have to think where to use them and where they won't work. One example is the "Alt-Insert" shortcut...

Václav Pech07/15/09
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Magic in IntelliJ IDEA - Invisible trace output

If you at least occasionally add tracing output messages to your code to narrow down a problem, you might find this tip useful.I'll show you how to avoid polluting you code with all the System.out.println() statements and yet be able to see in the output,...

Václav Pech07/13/09
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FAQ for NetBeans users moving to IntelliJ IDEA

Are you a NetBeans user and consider taking IntelliJ IDEA for a spin? Do you puzzle your head with questions like:

Václav Pech07/13/09
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Follow your builds on twitter

TeamCity has always been known for higly customizable notification channels through which it can send notifications about what's happening on the build server. On top of email, RSS, IDE-bound notifications or the stand-alone windows tray notifier, which come...

Václav Pech07/03/09
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IntelliJ IDEA links to know about

If you search on the net you'll find plenty of resources on IntelliJ IDEA. In this post I'm presenting to you a consolidated list of the links that I believe might be of most value.

Václav Pech07/02/09
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Tune up the JetBrains info channels

There's so much happening around JetBrains and their products - IntelliJ IDEA version 9 has reached its first public milestone, TeamCity 4.5.3 has been released, the MPS project in its beta stage is now under public review and RubyMine in its 1.1.1 version...

Václav Pech07/02/09
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A couple of tips to become a better developer

You might have heard that the speed and quality of code produced by different developers may vary quite considerably. Surprisingly, becomming a more productive developer is not as hard as it may seem at first.

James Sugrue05/28/09
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The Best Kept Secret in the JDK: VisualVM

It's amazing the things that are right in front of you that you don't realise. VisualVM is probably the best example of this in the Java community. Everytime you go and update your JDK, you go straight to your IDE and capitalise on the new features provided....

James Sugrue05/06/09
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IntelliJ IDEA Refcard Released: Meet The Author

This week we have released our updated IntelliJ IDEA Refcard, with tips and instructions on how to get started with the popular IDE, along with useful keyboard shortcuts. I discussed the advantages of using IntelliJ IDEA, and the refcard with the author,...

James Sugrue04/21/09
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Oracle Buys Sun - Coverage from around the Web

In what could be the most important decision of the year, after weeks of speculation of IBM buying out Sun, which failed to produce a result, today Oracle have swept in and bought Sun. DZone has assembled a collection of news coverage and 'Tweets' from around...