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I've seen it alternate between releases. It gets slower for a release or two as they add features and then another release adds several performance improvement

I've seen it alternate between releases. It gets slower for a release or two as they add features and then another release adds several performance improvements (and it is noticeable). I was also initially very skeptical of the new UI, thinking it was purely a VSCode imitation that would remove power tools, but after using it for a few days I was converted - all of the power I used was still there, but now with a simpler and more efficient view (less clicks to find what I want, etc.).

hugi 3y ago
I switch between IntelliJ and Eclipse during my daily workflow and IntelliJ always feels like an absolute hog. And I do feel like it's been getting worse with the later releases.
- PreachSoup 3y ago
  Damn, if IntelliJ is getting slower than Eclipse that's a big red flag. I don't use IntelliJ nowadays but 10 years ago IntelliJ was a vastly better and faster product. Wth is happening in Jetbrain?
  - hugi 3y ago
    10 years is a long time and Eclipse then and now are two very, very different things. Eclipse is amazingly fast for what it does, I think. Only started using IntelliJ about 3-4 years back (due to Android development) so I don't have any comparison from older days there.
    - hadrien01 3y ago
      Android Studio is pretty slow for a Jetbrains(-based) IDE. I think it really depends on the plugins. Rider (C#) is amazingly fast on my machine, but Webstorm (TS) is slow and less "intelligent". When I used Android Studio, its bad performance was mainly due to Gradle in my experience.
  - namegulf 3y ago
    IntelliJ IDEA 2023.2 is super slow and barely usable on iMac, previous version to this was much faster! No change / add in plugin's everything same.
    - namegulf 3y ago
      After some troubleshooting, turns it the JVM i.e '17.0.7-b1000.6 Jetbrains Runtime with JCEF' that ships with IntelliJ IDEA 2023.2 is the problem. Switched to using '17.0.8 Eclipse Temurin Java Runtime' and it's fast as before this release. Hope this helps someone.

hugi 3y ago

I switch between IntelliJ and Eclipse during my daily workflow and IntelliJ always feels like an absolute hog. And I do feel like it's been getting worse with the later releases.

PreachSoup 3y ago
Damn, if IntelliJ is getting slower than Eclipse that's a big red flag. I don't use IntelliJ nowadays but 10 years ago IntelliJ was a vastly better and faster product. Wth is happening in Jetbrain?
- hugi 3y ago
  10 years is a long time and Eclipse then and now are two very, very different things. Eclipse is amazingly fast for what it does, I think. Only started using IntelliJ about 3-4 years back (due to Android development) so I don't have any comparison from older days there.
  - hadrien01 3y ago
    Android Studio is pretty slow for a Jetbrains(-based) IDE. I think it really depends on the plugins. Rider (C#) is amazingly fast on my machine, but Webstorm (TS) is slow and less "intelligent". When I used Android Studio, its bad performance was mainly due to Gradle in my experience.
- namegulf 3y ago
  IntelliJ IDEA 2023.2 is super slow and barely usable on iMac, previous version to this was much faster! No change / add in plugin's everything same.
  - namegulf 3y ago
    After some troubleshooting, turns it the JVM i.e '17.0.7-b1000.6 Jetbrains Runtime with JCEF' that ships with IntelliJ IDEA 2023.2 is the problem. Switched to using '17.0.8 Eclipse Temurin Java Runtime' and it's fast as before this release. Hope this helps someone.