IntelliJ IDEA Edu
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I use IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate (and WebStorm) in my day-to-day work.
Starting June, 2 I will teach a one-week, 30-hour course to engineering students to teach them Java, UML and OOP. I have to choose an IDE for them for this course. At the bottom of the download page there's a link to download an "Edu" version of IntelliJ.
Since I couldn't really find more information I have 3 questions:
- What's in this edition? They don't need advanced enterprise features but UML would be great
- Will I be able to install this version alongside my own IntelliJ version, at least for the preparation and the duration of the course, without indesirable interactions? I don't want to mess with my daily job.
- Which are the terms of use for them to use this version for the course, and beyond if they like it?
Thanks in advance for your help.
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Hi Jean-Francois,
> What's in this edition? They don't need advanced enterprise features but UML would be great
IntelliJ IDEA Edu has all the features of IntelliJ IDEA Community, with the addition of a special toolkit for learners and educators in the form of the EduTools plugin. A quick overview of its features can be found here and here.
Since Edu is based on the Community edition, there is no UML support out of the box, but you can always use third-party plugins like PlantUML.
If you already have IntelliJ IDEA Community or Ultimate installed, you can simply install the EduTools plugin onto it.
> Will I be able to install this version alongside my own IntelliJ version, at least for the preparation and the duration of the course, without indesirable interactions? I don't want to mess with my daily job.
Of course, it is possible. I would recommend installing the Toolbox app to manage your JetBrains installations easily.
>Which are the terms of use for them to use this version for the course, and beyond if they like it?
IntelliJ IDEA Edu is free and open-source. The terms are the same as for the Community edition.
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