Category Archives: IntelliJ

IntelliJ refresh

Posted on June 11, 2010 by Brian Pontarelli

I’ve been using IntelliJ IDEA for the past 7 years and anyone who knows me will tell you that I’m an IDE snob. However, over the past 7 years I have been using the exact same configuration for IntelliJ IDEA … Continue reading →

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Visual Studio sucks, NetBeans is coming along, IJ is slipping

Posted on December 5, 2008 by Brian Pontarelli

I’ve been working on a decent sized C++ project recently and since the application will be used on a Windows server, I wanted to stay close to that platform. I fired up the latest Visual Studio 2008 version hot off … Continue reading →

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People love IDE wars – so I’ll probably keep them coming

Posted on February 22, 2007 by Brian Pontarelli

I made it to the top of the clicks list this week over a DZone for my post on IntelliJ winning. So, in the spirit of IDE debating, I’ll definitely keep those posts coming. Also be sure to check out … Continue reading →

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Why IntelliJ will always win

Posted on February 15, 2007 by Brian Pontarelli

Besides my reasons for loving IntelliJ with respect to the keyboard support, I have found a new reason why IntelliJ will always be a better solution and well worth the money. They actually fix bugs. You buy the product and … Continue reading →

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IntelliJ short cut of the day

Posted on December 25, 2006 by Brian Pontarelli

Just found this one by accident: ALT-HOME. It pops up a small context window that allows quick navigation within the project using a horizontal tree view. Very slick and takes up very little real-estate.

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