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When comparing jdee vs intellij-lsp-server, the Slant community recommends intellij-lsp-server for most people. In the question“What is the best Java development setup for Emacs?” intellij-lsp-server is ranked 2nd while jdee is ranked 3rd. The most important reason people chose intellij-lsp-server is:
Compared to emacs-eclim, this feels very fast, even over ssh X11 forwarding.
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Pro Pretty fast
Compared to emacs-eclim, this feels very fast, even over ssh X11 forwarding.
Pro Almost sufficient to replace the IntelliJ frontend
You can toggle the IntelliJ GUI on or off with M-x lsp-intellij-toggle-frame-visibility which helps smooth over the parts which aren’t yet strong enough from Emacs.
Pro Uses IntelliJ backend
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Con You must have IntelliJ IDEA installed to use this mode
Since the internal API directly communicates with IntelliJ IDEA, you must have it installed to use the mode.