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04/07/2021, 10:23 AMKotlin Plugin 2021.1 Released: Improved IDE Performance and Better Support for Refactorings
The newest release of IntelliJ IDEA, version 2021.1, comes with the improved Kotlin plugin. Enjoy an improved developer experience with faster code completion and highlighting, change signatures with better IDE support, benefit from better debugging experience for evaluating properties, and more. Here is what you’ll get by installing the new plugin: Faster code completion and […]
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Colton Idle
04/07/2021, 10:30 AMWhen will it be available for AS?
Colton Idle
04/07/2021, 11:13 AMLink at the bottom of the page 404s btw
What’s new in Kotlin plugin 2021.1
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gildor
04/08/2021, 12:09 PMIt will be available in AS, when AS merge those changes
gildor
04/08/2021, 12:10 PMIt will not happen on AS 2020.3 Arctic Fox, it based on Idea 2020.3
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Colton Idle
04/08/2021, 12:49 PMAh. So there's no separate kotlin plugin now?
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gildor
04/08/2021, 1:54 PMThere is, but it has the same release cycle as Idea itself
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Colton Idle
04/08/2021, 1:56 PMInteresting. I guess I miss interpreted it. I thought even though release cadence was the same... It would still be able to be pulled into Android Studio. Thanks @gildor appreciate the explanation
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gildor
04/08/2021, 2:10 PMAnything may happen of course, for example if it will block Compose from entering RC, it may be backported probably, but otherwise I think we will get new features only with new IDE release
AS also now on new release cycle, so it's not so bad as before
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Colton Idle
04/08/2021, 11:03 PMOh snap. Must've missed that blog post as well. Thanks again @gildor