Material for Developing Applications with IntelliJ IDEA

Introduction

1. Signposts to look out for
2. A note about versions
3. A note about shortcuts

Opening a project

1. IntelliJ IDEA’s view of your project
2. Finding your code
3. How IntelliJ IDEA uses your project’s build tool
4. Cloning a project from GitHub
5. Take the quiz
6. Quiz: Opening a project

Running your code

1. Running an application
2. Re-running an application
3. Terminating a process
4. Take the quiz
5. Quiz: Running your code

Debugging your code

1. Identifying the problem
2. Setting breakpoints
3. Understanding what the debugger is telling you
4. Step into, step over and resume debugging
5. Running the updated code
6. Take the quiz
7. Quiz: Debugging your code

Testing your code

1. Creating a new test class
2. Checking the dependency on the testing framework
3. Creating a new test method
4. Running your test
5. A quick discussion of automated testing
6. Take the quiz
7. Quiz: Testing your code

Combining testing and debugging

1. Create a failing test that demonstrates the problem
2. Identifying the cause
3. Fixing the problem
4. Take the quiz
5. Quiz: Combining testing and debugging

Managing dependencies

1. Why do you need dependency management?
2. Seeing your project’s dependencies
3. Adding dependencies
4. Take the quiz
5. Quiz: Managing Dependencies

Working with a build tool

1. The tool window for your build tool
2. A view of your project’s build tool
3. Running the build
4. Finding your build configuration
5. Take the quiz
6. Quiz: Working with a build tool

Keeping track of code changes

1. Enabling Version Control (Git)
2. Committing changes
3. The Git tool window
4. Seeing code changes
5. What to look for when you’re ready to commit your code
6. Working with remote version control
7. Your last line of defence
8. Take the quiz
9. Quiz: Keeping track of code changes

Summary of keyboard shortcuts

1. Full List of Keyboard Shortcuts

Wrap Up