To date we have been using Processing as our editor.
Now, we will move to a professional Java Integrated Development Environment (IDE) called IntelliJ IDEA.
Before downloading, if you wish, you can apply for a new Jetbrains student account using this link:
Make sure to use your SETU email address, as this will allow you to gain access to the professional versions of ALL Jetbrains products.
Now proceed to download and install the Community Edition version of the IntelliJ IDE, which is FREE:
(Just scroll down a bit and pick the relevant exe\dmg download…)
I’d also recommend installing the ToolBox App from
https://www.jetbrains.com/toolbox-app/
as this will assist you in keeping any and all of your Jetbrains IDEs and Tools up to date.
NOTE : This is purely optional and not a requirement - IntelliJ will still work perfectly without this tool, you will just need to check for updates manually.
Pick the relevant exe\dmg download again:
And the ToolBox looks something like this:
Now that IntelliJ is installed, launch it.
You may be asked to import settings…choose Do not import settings.
A welcome screen should now appear:
From here, you can work with projects, choose to customise the look-and-feel of IntelliJ and learn more about the IntelliJ IDEA.
We will create a New Project in the next lab, but for now - Well Done!
