JetBrains releases a new version of its IntelliJ integrated development environment for Java, IntelliJ Idea Version 8. The new version features support for SQL, diagrams similar to those in the Unified Modeling Language and more.JetBrains, maker of the most popular independent Java integrated development
environment, has announced the new version of its IDE,
IntelliJ Idea 8, which introduces support for SQL, UML-like class diagrams,
JBoss Seam and more.
IntelliJ Idea 8's support for SQL allows editing database scripts and
running queries right in the IDE, according
to JetBrains officials. And the product offers a full range of coding
assistance features for several SQL dialects, they said.
In addition, many core Java features have been added to the tool set,
including seven new refactorings, many new code inspections, new tools for
working with unit tests, and new features such as even smarter code completion.
JetBrains also has delivered a significant performance boost across the
product, including reduced startup times, faster project builds and version-control
updates, the company said.
Other new features in IntelliJ Idea 8 include the following:
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extended support for Spring frameworks, with Spring 2.5, Spring Web Flow,
Spring MVC and Spring Dynamic Modules
"Although IntelliJ Idea has grown a lot during the recent years and
added support for many frameworks and languages, at the heart it remains a
code-centric IDE," said Max Shafirov,
IntelliJ Idea project lead. "This has always been our main focus, and this
is what we believe to be a natural approach to developing even complex
applications with pleasure."
JetBrains officials said IntelliJ Idea 8 breaks additional new ground with
the new JetBrains IDE platform. This
platform is the base for two stand-alone Ruby and Python IDEs that JetBrains
plans to release in the coming months, the company said.
To learn more about IntelliJ Idea and download the latest build, go to here. A free 30-day evaluation is available
here.
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