So I just started a new job at a software company as a Front End Developer. The software is all written in Java using JSP and runs on a Tomcat server. For our work we use Intellij IDEA.
Anyhow what's driving me crazy is that I'm use to doing all my work in a simple Text Editor like Atom or Coda and then using a Gulp and Browser-Sync to make changes to my pages in almost real time. But with this new set up I'm basically have to refresh my Tomcat server and manually refresh the browser every time I make any changes to the CSS or JavaScript files and it feels painfully slow.
So I'm wondering if anyone has any suggestions on how to use something like Browser-Sync in Intellij IDEA.
Thanks so much
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Jan Vladimir Mostert
Idea Incubator
Spring Loaded or Jrebel can compile your JSP files for you automatically. I have never restarted tomcat for UI changes since using Spring Loaded or Jrebel. Unlike Eclipse which autocompiles, Intellij autosaves which would make auto compile a bit heavy, so you'll need to assign a shortcut to it or use the existing compile project shortcut.
I wrote a post about spring loaded some time ago, I'll link it in here.