We’ve all been there: you join a new project, and the first thing you ask for is the architecture diagram. You’re handed a diagram that looks great, but after a week of debugging, you realize it’s six months out of date. Service A hasn’t talked to Service B since the spring, and there’s a new […]
JetBrains IDEs have worked with WSL for many years, and over time, several ways of using it have emerged across our products. Depending on the entry point, the IDE could rely on a different underlying architecture, leading to a different experience. Starting with the 2026.2 release, there is one recommended entry point. In IntelliJ IDEA, […]
TypeScript 7 is a real game-changer, and its new Go-based language engine fundamentally alters how IDEs integrate with TypeScript. And what’s more, WebStorm 2026.2 ships stable support for it, including for Angular and React projects. No migration is required – if your team is locked on an older TypeScript version for infrastructure reasons, your project […]
OpenTelemetry Comes to IntelliJ IDEA, GoLand, PyCharm, and WebStorm. The OpenTelemetry plugin has broken out of the confines of JetBrains Rider. No sandbox exploit was involved – this escape was planned by our developers. With the 2026.2 release, the OpenTelemetry plugin is now available in IntelliJ IDEA, GoLand, PyCharm and WebStorm. Rider users needn’t worry […]
WebStorm has always been at the forefront of technological advancements and developer experience enhancements. And with the arrival of the ACP, WebStorm becomes even more customizable, as developers can collaborate with their preferred agent to create software using their preferred technology. For instance, if your team already has a subscription with Anthropic, OpenAI, or Google, […]
Frontend development has historically meant working in three separate environments: a design tool for specs and prototypes, the IDE for coding, and a browser to check if everything works. A few days ago, we released the new plugin Figma Connect for WebStorm, which eliminated the first context switch. Design intent, component specs, and design tokens […]
20 Years, 1 MissionMeet Qodana Lead Alex Gopachenko Twenty years is a lifetime in software engineering. Languages rise and fall. Frameworks become obsolete. Entire categories of developer tools appear, dominate the industry, and quietly disappear again. Yet through two decades of change at JetBrains, one engineer has remained focused on a remarkably consistent problem. How […]
Where time actually goes in design-to-code Every design implementation starts the same way: find the Figma tab, find the right frame, screenshot it, paste it somewhere, switch back to the terminal. By the time you write the first line of code, you’ve already done five minutes of busywork, and you’ll do it again when you […]
WebStorm 2026.2 is now available! If you work on a large TypeScript codebase, this release is a meaningful upgrade. TypeScript 7 support ships out of the box for projects already using it, delivering faster type checking without requiring full project migration. GitHub Copilot is now natively integrated – with no separate plugin or additional setup […]
Every developer has tools they rely on daily. The workflows they’ve built around them, the ways they’ve learned to move faster, debug smarter, and write better code – that kind of hands-on experience can be hard to put into words. We’re collaborating with LinkedIn to make it easier for you to showcase your expertise with […]
Making software accessible often comes down to removing small but repeated points of friction in everyday workflows. Today, on Global Accessibility Awareness Day, we’re sharing recent improvements in JetBrains IDEs across several areas: compatibility with assistive technologies on various platforms, keyboard navigation, and non-visual feedback. Some of these improvements are already available, and…
WebStorm 2026.1 is now available! This release focuses on the everyday web development workflows where IDE support matters most, helping you stay productive in large TypeScript projects, making it easy to keep up with frameworks that evolve quickly, and bringing AI tools into the IDE so you don’t have to switch contexts. The highlights of […]
TL;DR Rust and JavaScript/TypeScript (JS/TS) are often perceived as rivals, but in reality, they’re complementary languages that serve different purposes and excel across different domains. They were designed with different goals in mind, which dictate the best use cases for each. JavaScript/TypeScript offers benefits such as unmatched flexibility, a massive ecosystem, and rapid iteration. Meanwhi…
WebStorm 2025.3 is now available!After months of development, this release brings a host of new features and improvements. Highlights include: This release also includes numerous fixes and quality‑of‑life enhancements for TypeScript, Angular, Vue, Astro, Prettier, and more. You can update to WebStorm 2025.3 via the Toolbox App or download it directly from our website. We […]
We’ve all been there. You ask your AI tool to generate a React component, and the initial result works perfectly in the beginning. The AI gives you a functional 250-line component that gets the job done quickly and is exactly what you need for rapid prototyping. But even though AI does indeed excel at generating […]
Hey everyone! We’re thrilled to invite you to the fifth edition of JetBrains JavaScript Day – a free online event for everyone passionate about JavaScript. Five years in, we’re celebrating by bringing together some of the most inspiring voices in the JavaScript world. They’ll share their stories, ideas, and lessons learned – giving you practical […]
Our second major release of 2025 is here! This release introduces various new features and addresses several challenges. Key improvements include experimental TypeScript-Go language server support, Baseline support, Bun improvements, and a range of essential updates. Starting with this release, we’ll be including noteworthy features from minor updates in our main release blog posts. Since […]
Progress Or Perfection? Staying Quality-Focused as a Team Under Pressure Everyone from growth-mindset gurus to Agile die-hards talk about ways in which we can iterate as developers. Release an MVP, build as you go, “minimize waste, maximize value” to stay lean, and do it all while prioritizing user feedback. But as much merit as these […]
Join us on Tuesday, June 24, at 10 am EDT / 4 pm CEST (check other timezones) for our free livestream, Live Coding: Building an MCP Server. In this livestream, we’ll team up with Max Kless, a senior engineer at Nx, to build a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server from scratch and seamlessly integrate it […]
In April of this year, we released WebStorm 2025.1, our first major update for 2025. Thank you to everyone who is already using it and providing feedback. With April now behind us, we’d like to announce what we’ve got planned for the next release of WebStorm, which is scheduled for July, with our usual disclaimer: […]
At WebStorm, performance isn’t a side project – it’s a core part of what we do. Every millisecond counts when you’re deep in the flow, writing and navigating code. We’ve heard your feedback loud and clear: performance issues break that flow, and they’re frustrating. That’s why improving speed, responsiveness, and reliability is one of our […]