Why IntelliJ will always win
Here is a great example why IntelliJ will always win. With the latest milestone, you can now find usages (references in Eclipse lingo) and see them as a context popup. Here is how it looks like:
As someone who uses this feature all the time, this is an amazing time saver (instead of showing it in a different view). IntelliJ is simply swamped with such small features.
August 21st, 2007 at 10:19 am
How do you make this popup appear?
August 21st, 2007 at 4:57 pm
Even for an Eclispe fan boy, I have to say that is pretty good. Eclipse does this really badly (right click, find the menu item, search for reference/declerations, select …….)
August 22nd, 2007 at 6:15 am
The shortcut key for this on a mac is Apple+Option+F7. On windows I think it is Alt+Ctrl+F7.
September 3rd, 2007 at 12:38 pm
One of the new features I like is the “Suspicous indentation” warning.
e.g.
if (a == 5)
System.out.println("The variable a");
System.out.println("is 5");
IntelliJ will warn that the second System.out... is suspicous as it isn't part of the same block as the previous line.
September 3rd, 2007 at 12:40 pm
That should read
if (a == 5)
System.out.println("The variable a");
System.out.println("is 5");
September 3rd, 2007 at 12:41 pm
or even.
if (a == 5)
System.out.println(”The variable a”);
System.out.println(”is 5″);
September 3rd, 2007 at 12:42 pm
That should read
if (a == 5)
System.out.println("The variable a");
System.out.println("is 5");
You get the idea I hope!
September 4th, 2007 at 8:28 am
First off Shay, great job on Compass!
I’ve been using Intellij for years now and I’ll never give it up! In fact, I personally purchased a copy for work. Its my IDE of choice!
Best Regards,
Richard L. Burton III
October 10th, 2007 at 6:51 am
Is this the same as CTRL+ALT+H in Eclipse?
October 16th, 2007 at 2:55 am
Not really since it is a pop up window and not a different view.