IntelliJ Idea for non-Java development

Question

I want to use IntelliJ IDEA for its support of numerous languages other than Java (I can't imagine that I'll ever be doing Java at my current job -- and if I had to, I would just backup settings).

I would like it to be more snappy at the expense of its Java features. Are there any plugins or other facilities I can safely deactivate, gaining performance?

The things I will have to do are

• HTML, SASS/CSS and JS for the browser
• JavaScript with node.js
• Python
• Erlang
• C and C++, when they become available (Makefiles, too)

There's plugins for all of these.

Share your tunings with me!

Just that it's clear: I know that you need Java to run IntelliJ, as it is a Java program. I also know that I can set options in vmoptions. I am more concerned with the Java editing facilities I will probably never use.

Answer 1

Well, you can just un-tick all plugins but the ones you aren't gonna need. Go to settings, type "plugins" and deselect all, than just pick those you're gonna use.

If you don't need Java, I think it's safe to un-tick:

• UI Designer (for swing)
• GWT Support
• Vaadin (a GWT framework)
• Anything that starts with Java EE
• JavaFX
• JSP
• Android Designer
• Android Support
• AspectJ Support (if you have it installed)
• Cucumber For Java
• Cucumber For Groovy
• Groovy
• I18N For Java J2ME
• JSR45 Integration
• JUnit
• Maven Integration
• Maven Integration Extension
• Persistence Frameworks Support (used by JPA)
• Any of the Struts versions
• Anything that starts with Spring
• TestNG-J
• Velocity Support

There may be more if you installed additional plugins, but that should cover the basics^★.

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^★ This refers to 13.* versions.