Best of JetBrains — October 2024

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   Community Picks·2y

   State of Frontend 2024

   Visual Studio Code is the dominant choice among front-end developers due to its free nature and extensive ecosystem of extensions. JetBrains IDEs, particularly WebStorm, are favored for their out-of-the-box experience and reliability. Despite a stable two-year period in editor preferences, new AI-driven code editors like Cursor are emerging. Browser-based editors remain limited in adoption, primarily used for quick demos. GitHub is the leading version control provider, followed by GitLab and BitBucket.

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   JetBrains·2y

   WebStorm and Rider Are Now Free for Non-Commercial Use

   JetBrains announced that WebStorm and Rider are now free for non-commercial use, including activities like learning, open-source project development, content creation, and hobby development. This initiative aims to make JetBrains IDEs more accessible and lower the barrier for non-commercial developers. Existing commercial licenses remain unchanged, and users can enjoy a full-featured IDE under the new non-commercial license type, with the only limitation being a different version of the 'Code With Me' feature. Anonymous usage statistics will be collected to help improve the products.

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   Kotlin Multiplatform Development Roadmap for 2025

   Kotlin Multiplatform is gaining traction, with Google officially supporting it for Android and iOS business logic sharing. JetBrains plans to enhance the ecosystem in 2025, including upgrading Compose Multiplatform for iOS to Stable, releasing Kotlin-to-Swift export, and a dedicated KMP IDE. Key focus areas include achieving feature parity across platforms, improving tooling, and refining the library ecosystem.

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