Show HN: JavaFactory – IntelliJ plugin to generate Java code

Re:Show HN: JavaFactory – IntelliJ plugin to generate Java code by AugustoCAS on Tuesday May 20, 2025 @01:15PM (#44043776)

A side comment, I have found that configuring a few live templates in IntelliJ helps me to write a lot of the repetitive code just a handful of keystrokes regardless of the language.

Structural refactoring is another amazing feature that is worth knowing.

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Re:Show HN: JavaFactory – IntelliJ plugin to generate Java code by javafactory on Wednesday May 21, 2025 @02:18AM (#44048778)

I think IntelliJ is a great tool on its own. Recently, they even added a feature that auto-injects dependencies when you declare them as private final — super convenient.

I can’t help but wonder if the folks at JetBrains are starting to feel a bit of pressure from tools like Cursor or Windsurf

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Re:Show HN: JavaFactory – IntelliJ plugin to generate Java code by zikani_03 on Wednesday May 21, 2025 @11:27AM (#44052532)

I've also got some mileage from live templates for repetitive code. However, at some point I built[0] an IntelliJ IDEA plugin to help me generate setters and field assignments that I felt live templates weren't a good solution for (for my case). I don't know if JavaFactory solves this kind of problem, keen to try it out.

[0]: https://github.com/nndi-oss/intellij-gensett

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