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Pros
Pro Community edition is open source
The community version is open source and works perfectly with Scala.
Pro Stable and robust
IntelliJ IDEA hardly ever crashes or has any issues that plague other Java IDEs like file corruption or slowness.
Pro Intuitive and slick UI
IDEA has a clean, intuitive interface with some customization available (such as the Darcula theme).
Pro Prices are not bad
For $24 a month you get access to all JetBrains products, so you can use many tools. Others, like NetBeans, Eclipse, etc, they're good, but IntelliJ is in space and the sky is the limit.
Pro Fast and smart contextual assistance
Uses a fast indexing technique to provide contextual hints (auto-completion, available object members, import suggestions). On-the-fly code analysis to detect errors and propose refactorization.
Pro Clear and detailed documentation
The documentation is exhaustive, easy to navigate and clearly worded.
Cons
Con Lacks good support for individual files and scripts
You can't really work with files outside of an sbt or maven project with IDEA. Sometimes you'd just like to write a single-file command-line tool in Scala, but you'll have to reach for a different editor when you do.
Con Inspection can be wrong
Sometimes the in-editor type checker incorrectly marks code as incorrect, despite the code compiling and running.
Con Performance
Tends to slow down, sometimes to the point that keystrokes don't register for a few seconds, especially when making heavy use of implicits.
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