JetBrains·1yIs It Still Worth Learning to Code in an AI World?
Learning to code is still valuable in an AI world as it builds computational thinking, strengthens problem-solving skills, and equips individuals to shape and contribute to digital spaces. AI tools are evolving to augment rather than replace programming roles, with skilled developers needed to review and debug AI-generated code. Developing deep technical knowledge remains crucial amidst these technological advances.
JetBrains·1yJetBrains Terminal: A New Architecture
JetBrains has introduced a reworked terminal architecture available in Beta with the 2025.1 versions of JetBrains IDEs. The updated terminal maintains compatibility by running on a standards-compliant core and uses the IDE’s editor for UI rendering, ensuring performance across local and remote platforms. The changes address user feedback, emphasizing transparency, reliability, and user familiarity with command-line shortcuts and tools.
JetBrains·1yIs Golang Still Growing? Go Language Popularity Trends in 2024
Go, or Golang, remains a relevant and widely-used programming language in 2024, especially in cloud-native applications, infrastructure as code, and web services. With an estimated 5.8 million developers, it's evident that Go's usage has grown, driven by its strengths in performance, scalability, and ease of use for cloud applications. The language stands firm despite the rise of Rust, complementing rather than competing with it. The Go community continues to expand, with significant adoption in AI model serving. The leadership change in the Go team emphasizes stability and advanced focus areas such as cloud and AI.
JetBrains·1ydotCover, dotMemory, dotPeek, and dotTrace 2025.1 Have Arrived!
dotCover 2025.1, dotMemory 2025.1, dotPeek 2025.1, and dotTrace 2025.1 have been released. The updates include enhanced support for the latest C# features in dotPeek, full Visual Studio integration for dotMemory, tabbed snapshot analysis in dotTrace, and various minor improvements and bug fixes in dotCover. These enhancements are also available in JetBrains Rider and ReSharper 2025.1.
JetBrains·1yVisual Studio Plugin
JetBrains has released the Qodana code quality plugin for Visual Studio, extending its suite of tools. This plugin helps identify code issues, bugs, and vulnerabilities, run code analysis in your CI pipeline, and see issues directly within Visual Studio. Download it via the Resharper Installer, join the Qodana community for support, and stay updated on code quality advancements.
JetBrains·1yGoLand 2025.1 Is Out!
GoLand 2025.1 introduces support for golangci-lint, enhanced Rename refactoring, smarter handling of the toolchain directive, and full support for Go 1.24 features. The update also includes major enhancements to JetBrains AI, including new cloud models, advanced context awareness, and improved subscription plans.