IntelliJ IDEA

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IntelliJ installation

• Windows and Mac: follow the installation wizard
  • In Windows check to open projects from explorer
• Linux: unzip the tar.gz file and run idea.sh

IntelliJ Java projects (1/4)

File > New project

IntelliJ Java projects (2/4)

Choose project location (by default IdeaProjects folder)

IntelliJ Java projects (3/4)

Add classes to src folder

IntelliJ Java projects (4/4)

Run applications

IntelliJ Keybindings

Configure shortcuts in File > Settings, in Keymap section

Exercise

Create a new Java project called Test and copy this code in a class called Test. Run the application to check if everything is OK

public class Test
{
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        System.out.println("Hello");
        System.out.println("Have a nice day!");
        System.out.println("And learn a lot of Java :-)");
    }
}