Chapter 1. Get to Know Your IDE, Fast

In this chapter, we will compare IntelliJ IDEA editions and licenses, install the tool, and quickly introduce the main workspace. IntelliJ IDEA comes with many settings; it is not possible to cover all of them in one book so we will focus on the most important ones. We will cover the following topics in this chapter:

• Comparing the various editions
• Installing the tool
• Workspace overview
• IDE settings
• Configuration tips and tricks