Mastering Scala with IntelliJ IDEA

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Claims 30 practical IntelliJ IDEA "gems" for Scala productivity and demonstrates concrete workflows: use Cmd‑Shift‑A go to action and double Shift search to avoid the mouse, use activator templates to create a Hello Scala project, run mains from the keyboard, use distraction‑free/presentation modes, run inspections and autoapply fixes (14 warnings fixed in the demo), convert concatenations to interpolated strings, use smart completion and second‑completion for extensions, inspect macro expansion and analyze implicit conversions and parameters, and record simple editor macros.

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1. 0:00Introduction and motivation
2. 2:08Understanding IntelliJ users
3. 3:40Keyboard-driven development
4. 7:03Distraction-free mode
5. 7:57Navigation techniques
6. 11:16Tool windows and management
7. 16:14Presentation and setup
8. 18:50Scala-specific inspections
9. 22:43Intentions and refactoring
10. 27:24Smart completion techniques
11. 29:40Debugging macro expansions
12. 32:21Implicit analysis and wrap-up
13. 37:18Q&A session

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