20 years of JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA
News|by Leanne Bevan|18 January 2021
JetBrains launched IntelliJ IDEA in 2001 to make development more productive and enjoyable. Now, 20 years later in 2021, Intelli J IDEA is used by over 4 million developers across the world.
IntelliJ IDEA is a Java and JVM IDE that provides support for enterprise, mobile, and web development.
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To celebrate the 20th anniversary, JetBrains is hosting a free virtual IntelliJ IDEA Conference 25-26 February 2021. Sign up and find out more about the agenda here.
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