Sure: http://www.jetbrains.com/idea/webhelp/reloading-classes.html http://www.jetbrains.com/idea/webhelp/reloading-classes.html Mind you it's limited to the b

Sure: http://www.jetbrains.com/idea/webhelp/reloading-classes.html http://www.jetbrains.com/idea/webhelp/reloading-classes.html Mind you it's limited to the built-in method swapping that the JVM offers. But you can get more; see also: http://blog.jetbrains.com/idea/2013/07/get-true-hot-swap-in-java-with-dcevm-and-intellij-idea/ http://blog.jetbrains.com/idea/2013/07/get-true-hot-swap-in-... It was more than sufficient for my needs.