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JetBrains has ideas about speeding up its Java IDE


By Jeff Feinman
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December 21, 2009 —  JetBrains has revamped its IDEA Java IDE with the goal of faster performance, and it has added integration with the Amazon cloud platform to its TeamCity continuous integration and build server.

According to JetBrains executives, IDEA 9 is a much faster environment, with startup speed increased from previous versions. New file indexing features allow developers to use editing features almost immediately, the company said.

There is also integration with Java EE 6 and PHP support. A new visual editor defines the structure of project deliverables, such as the EAR (Enterprise Archive) file formats.

“We greatly increased the performance of IDEA and also added quite a few new features and framework support to the new release,” said Sergey Dmitriev, cofounder and CEO of JetBrains. “There are many productivity and usability improvements in IDEA 9, and we keep up with all the latest technology trends.”

Other new features in IDEA 9 are tighter integration with Adobe AIR and refactoring of Adobe’s ActionScript.

IDEA 9 comes in two editions: Community Edition, which is a free and open-source version of the product; and Ultimate Edition, which is geared toward developers working with more-advanced frameworks and technologies, Dmitriev said. A commercial license of the Ultimate Edition, designed for companies, is US$599. A personal license of the edition for individual developers is $249.

JetBrains also rolled out version 5.0 of TeamCity, adding integration with Amazon EC2. This puts build agents, which are a separate computer or a virtual machine capable of running a build with the TeamCity agent software installed, on Amazon EC2.

There is new issue tracker integration with JetBrains YouTrack, as well as Atlassian’s JIRA and Bugzilla. New features with TeamCity’s Apache Maven integration bring easier build configuration creation of POM (project object model) files and build triggering on Maven artifacts change.

Other new features in TeamCity 5.0 include build configuration templates for eliminating redundancy in build configuration settings and project archiving. There is now a command line tool for running personal builds without IDE integration on a server.

Another main area of change in TeamCity comes in tweaks in the software’s integration with Apache Maven, including the creation of Maven-based build configurations. According to JetBrains executives, only the URL to the POM file is needed for such configurations. There is also a new type of dependency trigger (a Maven artifact trigger) that starts a build each time a specified Maven artifact changes.

The Professional Edition of TeamCity 5.0, which offers up to 20 user accounts, is available for free, while the Enterprise Edition, which has an unlimited number of user accounts, is available annually for $1,999 for new licenses and $999 for returning customers. Additional build agents are $299 apiece.




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