Best of JetBrains — June 2024

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   10 Plugins to Enhance Your IntelliJ IDEA Experience in 2024

   IntelliJ IDEA is a powerful IDE that can be further customized with plugins to boost productivity and add fun to coding sessions. Notable plugins include JetBrains AI Assistant for AI-powered coding help, Grazie for AI writing support, the Space Invaders plugin for stress relief, and various tools for code translation, time tracking, and better code readability. These plugins range from enhancing professional efficiency to providing enjoyable distractions during work.

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   How to Move From pandas to Polars

   Polars is gaining popularity in the data science community due to its speed and security benefits, being written in Rust and based on Apache Arrow. Polars offers a similar API to pandas, which lowers the barrier for migration. It handles large data sets more efficiently with its lazy API and better concurrency capabilities. Tools like PyCharm support Polars, smoothing the transition. The primary differences in syntax and migration tips are provided, ensuring a relatively seamless switch from pandas to Polars.

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   PHP Annotated – May 2024

   PHP Annotated – May 2024 highlights the new functions added in PHP 8.4 for working with arrays, the proposed 'Deprecated' attribute in PHP, and the proposed features for the DOM extension.

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   The .NET Tools Blog

   The importance of problem-solving skills for software developers. Common algorithms, logical thinking, data structures, design patterns, and methodologies are crucial. Critical thinking skills can be improved with a talk by Laïla Bougriâ.

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   Java Annotated Monthly – June 2024

   Java Annotated Monthly - June 2024 provides the latest Java news, highlights key JEPs for Java 23, features a series of blog posts on the Java programming language, and includes talks on Modular Monoliths and returning to work after parental leave.

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