Setting up the work environment with IntelliJ IDEA
In this book, we will develop a full-stack web application with Quarkus and React. Thus, we need to get started with writing the code for our application. We will be using IntelliJ IDEA for this purpose; however, you are free to use an integrated development environment (IDE) or editor of your choice. IntelliJ IDEA is a good choice because its ultimate version works well for both frontend and backend development.
IntelliJ IDEA is an IDE developed by JetBrains, which is based on the IntelliJ open source platform. The product is available in two flavors: the free community edition and the Ultimate Edition, which requires a paid subscription. However, there is an early access program that gives you free access to the early builds of the Ultimate version.
The easiest way to get IntelliJ IDEA is to go to the product page and download the appropriate bundle for your system: https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/download.
