IntelliJ vs. Eclipse Projects
A nice table the JetBrains people put out comparing IntelliJ vs. Eclipse projects at: http://www.jetbrains.com/idea/documentation/migration_faq.html
| Eclipse | IDEA |
|---|---|
| Workspace | Project |
| Project | Module |
| Project-specific JRE | Module JDK |
| User library | Global library |
| Classpath variable | Path variable |
| Project dependency | Module dependency |
| Library | Module library |
I actually prefer the Eclipse method of having several “projects” open in a workspace, expecially when it comes to doing checkins on one project-jar, grabbing its build number then plugging that into a war that uses it for Ivy or its Maven setup. Also, doing cascading commits in a distributed repo in Hg is a pain to set up and mantain (and not recommended by Mercurial) — so its not a good solution for Maven projects with multiple modules. Generally, in intelliJ, I find atomic module checkin to be a pain. Anyway.