Paul Krill
Editor at Large

JetBrains upgrades Java IDE

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Oct 2, 20062 mins

JetBrains on Monday is announcing the release of its IntelliJ Idea 6.0 Java IDE, which expands support for Java standards. Highlighted are enhanced Java Enterprise Edition capabilities including JSP (JavaServer Pages) Web content development improvements. Support also is featured for the JavaServer Faces (JSF) component model for Web development and the Struts framework. Version 6.0 offers support and migration

JetBrains on Monday is announcing the release of its IntelliJ Idea 6.0 Java IDE, which expands support for Java standards.

Highlighted are enhanced Java Enterprise Edition capabilities including JSP (JavaServer Pages) Web content development improvements. Support also is featured for the JavaServer Faces (JSF) component model for Web development and the Struts framework.

Version 6.0 offers support and migration mappings for the Enterprise JavaBeans 3.0 component architecture. Users can refactor EJB 1.x and 2.x modules into EJB 3.0 modules, JetBrains said.

The Swing GUI designer in version 6.0 supports multiple Swing layout managers and allows for quick importing of existing user interfaces.

Code-editing has been enhanced as well. Web development functions include support for JavaScript, AJAX( Asynchronous JavaScript and XML), HTML/CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) and XML.

More application servers are supported, including BEA WebLogic 9, IBM WebSphere and JBoss. A team collaboration tool called IDEtalk, meanwhile, lets developers exchange messages.

Testing and code analysis tools in version 6.0 include code coverage and JUnit 4 integrations and code inspections for Java and Java EE.

JetBrains also is announcing availability of JetBrains TeamCity, an integrated team environment for .Net and Java developers and managers. Key features include an automated build and testing capability, notification of when a change fails a test, server-side code inspections and a rich Web interface with a project dashboard.

Paul Krill

Paul Krill is editor at large at InfoWorld. Paul has been covering computer technology as a news and feature reporter for more than 35 years, including 30 years at InfoWorld. He has specialized in coverage of software development tools and technologies since the 1990s, and he continues to lead InfoWorld’s news coverage of software development platforms including Java and .NET and programming languages including JavaScript, TypeScript, PHP, Python, Ruby, Rust, and Go. Long trusted as a reporter who prioritizes accuracy, integrity, and the best interests of readers, Paul is sought out by technology companies and industry organizations who want to reach InfoWorld’s audience of software developers and other information technology professionals. Paul has won a “Best Technology News Coverage” award from IDG.

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