IntelliJ IDEA on SivaLabs

Announcing FeatureTracker Application

Wed, 18 Jun 2025 04:59:17 +0530

As a Java Developer Advocate at JetBrains, I frequently demonstrate IntelliJ IDEA features through videos and articles. To do this, I usually create small demo applications focused on specific features. While this works well initially, the number of such applications grows quickly. Soon, it becomes difficult to remember which app was built for what purpose, turning it into a maintenance headache.

Running your own Spring Initializr and using it from IntelliJ IDEA

Fri, 06 Sep 2024 23:29:17 +0000

If you ever worked with Spring Boot, then you are probably aware of Spring Initializr. The Spring Initializr is a web application that you can use to create a Spring Boot application.

Do you know Spring Initializr itself is an open-source Spring Boot application? You can fork it, customize it, deploy on your infrastructure and use it to generate Spring Boot applications.

Get Super Productive with Intellij File Templates

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 23:29:17 +0000

Intellij IDEA is the most popular IDE for Java development and there are tons of features to explore and become more productive. We all know about Live Templates which can be used to expand a small expression to common code snippets.

Recently I came to know about File Templates, and I realized I can put it to good use and be more productive.

Getting Started with SpringBoot in Intellij IDEA Community Edition

Wed, 07 Sep 2016 09:53:35 +0000

We can use IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition for working with Spring Boot applications, as we don’t need support for configuring servers like Tomcat, Wildfly, etc., and can simply run the applications by running the main() method.

However, there is no provision in IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition to create a Spring Boot application directly, the way it is supported in the Ultimate Edition.