---
title: "Intellij IDEA version 4.0 release candidate 1"
url: "https://osherove.com/blog/2004/1/23/intellij-idea-version-40-release-candidate-1.md"
canonical: "https://osherove.com/blog/2004/1/23/intellij-idea-version-40-release-candidate-1.html"
published: "2004-01-23T21:33:00"
updated: "2004-01-23T21:33:00"
tags: ["Off Topic"]
author: "Roy Osherove"
description: "oh oh, Intellij IDEA version 4.0 release candidate 1 is out and ready for download (free registration). I liked it so much I'm going to download and play with it even though I don't do anymore Java.. That's usability…"
usage: "Licensed under CC BY 4.0 — reuse, quote and adapt with attribution (Roy Osherove, link to the original page)."
license: "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
---

# Intellij IDEA version 4.0 release candidate 1

By Roy Osherove January 23, 2004 In [Off Topic](https://osherove.com/blog/category/off-topic)

**Historical article** · Originally published January 23, 2004; technical details may be outdated.

oh oh, [Intellij IDEA version 4.0 release candidate 1](http://www.intellij.net/eap/products/idea/download.jsp) is out and ready for download (free registration). I liked it so much I'm going to download and play with it even though I don't do anymore Java.. That's usability design for you.

(via [Java,.Net and religion](http://www.talios.com/read/449747.htm))

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