A developer & provider of software development tools & advanced collaboration solutions, JetBrains specializes in the creation of integrated application development environments. JetBrains’s through its primary offering integrated development environments (IDE) adaptable with a range of programming languages such as C, C++, Go, PHP, Python, JVM platform & others empowers users to streamline & enhance the process of code development. The company through its range of offerings provides solutions for remote & game development, quality assurance, multiplatform development, DevOps, AI service & AI development, and data & C++ tools, amongst others.

Post-release of Webstorm 2024.1 and announcement of the next Webstorm by July, JetBrains had a clear roadmap of improvement in the various aspects across performance, quality of support for main technologies, and release of EAP builds in the run-up to this release. Throughout the Q1 & Q2 of 2024, JetBrains was working on its roadmap that focuses on enhancement for CLion, YouTrack, Ktor ecosystem, Early Access Program for ReSharper 2024.1 & Rider version 2024.1. JetBrains through its latest announcements aims to enhance the functionality of its key product TeamCity and support its product ecosystem.      

Newly released RustRover with Free Non-commercial Option

Highlighting features:

• New Licensing Model
• Plan 1: RustRover for Non-commercial that provides free usage of IDE
• Plan 2: Paid Commercial that requires the purchase of a license with other products

• Cutting down sparsely used features to keep the price down
• Announcement of a new licensing model to provide free access to IDE for non-commercial users
• Free support for the Rust Plugin to IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate
• Commercial RustRover license to use the plugin in CLion

General availability of Aqua

Aqua is an IDE specifically designed for test automation that supports major languages used in test automation such as Java, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Kotlin, & SQL, and supports major frameworks used for testing like Selenium, Playwright, & Cypress.

Highlighting features:

• Addition of major features like support for Cypress and Playwright
• Support for Selenium
• New Licensing Model
• Plan 1: Free individual Non-commercial with the facility to easily purchase the license for commercial purposes
• Plan 2: Paid commercial with simplification of pricing into a single commercial subscription

Release of Kotlin 2.0

Featuring the stable K2 compiler for boosting compilation speed, Konlin 2.0 has improved its performance from a concise & safe JVM language to dominate server-side development and Android app creation with 95% of the top 1000 Android apps having an active integration with Kotlin.

Highlighting features:

• Presence of Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP) that enables seamless code sharing across server-side, web, desktop, iOS, & Android platforms.
• The new release underscores Kotlin’s evolution into cross-platform development and it continues to redefine modern programming reaffirming JetBrains’ commitment to innovation & community support.

Latest development by JetBrains

• Introduction of JetBrains AI-empowered Free Writing Assistance for YouTrack: The release features free AI-empowered writing assistance, YouTrack Helpdesk improvement, Enhanced convenience for working with issues & tasks, support for mermaid diagrams, easy creation of new projects, and performance & scalability improvements. Additionally, this release includes upgrades to VCS, build server integrations & import configurations, improvement of UI/UX for dark theme, and improvements in working with attachments amongst others.
• Availability of Early Access Program: Facilitation of early access to enhanced versions of JetBrains IDEs & NET/VS tools before the official release. The feature has also been launched for JetBrains Qodana’s C & C++ linter that offers in-depth code analysis & code quality from IDE to pipeline to product.
• Introduction of Engine Support for TeamCity
• Upgrade for iOS support to Beta and web support to Alpha: A declarative framework by JetBrains, the release of 1.6.10 of Compose Multiplatform to facilitate enhanced sharing of UIs across multiple platforms.
• JetBrains AI assistant for JavaScript developers: Facilitation of AI-infused with JetBrains IDEs to accelerate workflow and simplify JavaScript & TypeScript development.

Author: Nikhilesh Nailk, Principal Industry Analyst at Quadrant Knowledge Solutions