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T. HagosBeginning IntelliJ IDEAhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-7446-0_1

1. Getting Started

Ted Hagos1  
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Makati, Philippines
 
In this chapter, we will cover the following:

  • Which version to use

  • Download

  • Install and configure

Which Version to Use

IDEA comes in two flavors, Ultimate and Community editions.

The Community edition (CE hereafter) is the free and open source edition of IntelliJ IDEA. This edition is probably best for you if you’re a beginner programmer or coding as a weekend warrior. You can use IntelliJ without any cost. IDEA CE supports some programming languages like Java, Groovy, Kotlin, Scala, Python, Dart, HTML, etc.

The CE is not a crippled version, not by a long shot; it’s a competent editor; there’s also no angle nor ...

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