Previous reports of the Java community found that developers were still mainly using Java 8 and didn’t adopt newer versions, but according to Snyk’s JVM Ecosystem Report 2021, that is starting to change. This year, 61.5% of respondents are using Java 11 somewhere in production, and almost 12% are using the latest release, which was … continue reading
JetBrains today introduced TeamCity Cloud, a managed CI/CD service designed for DevOps teams that don’t want to deal with maintaining and scaling their own infrastructure. The cloud version is based on the original TeamCity and it shares a lot of the same functionality including integration with popular development tools, test intelligence and easy configuration, the … continue reading
JetBrains has announced the public launch of Code With Me as a part of the IntelliJ IDEA 2021.1 release. Code With Me is a collaborative development platform designed to enable users to share projects in their IDE and work on it with others in real time. It also includes smart context-based code autocompletion, navigation between … continue reading
The first major release of JetBrains’ database IDE is now available. DataGrip 2021.1 focuses on providing a better user experience and solving pain points for users. Updates include UI for grants, context live templates, ability to edit data in MongoDB, new navigation controls, database explorer, and improvements for unsupported databases. UI for grants are now … continue reading
Google wants to help make building lightweight compiler plugins in Kotlin easier as well as address some of the challenges developers face with the programming language. For instance, developers have struggled with the language’s lack of a native annotation processing system. To address these issues, the company has announced the alpha version of Kotlin Symbol … continue reading
JetBrains integrated team environment Space is finally available to the public. The company first introduced the solution last year at its KoltinConf. Since then, it has taken feedback from its users to ensure the product goes beyond just JetBrains’ needs. “We think that the biggest challenge is ensuring effective and transparent collaboration, working together as … continue reading
Developers around the globe will be able to gain insights into the latest release of the Kotlin programming language by attending the Kotlin 1.4 Online event Oct. 12-15. The event is hosted by JetBrains, the creator of Kotlin, the officially preferred programming language for Android.. The four-day event will focus on a different core topic … continue reading
JetBrains has announced an early access program (EAP) for its Code With Me tool. Code With Me is a service in IntelliJ IDEA that allows developers to share open projects in the IDE with distributed team members. Using Code With Me, team members will be able to quickly access others’ code to help investigate issues, … continue reading
To celebrate Java’s 25th anniversary this year and the latest release of Java 15, JetBrains has compiled data from multiple sources to look at what the current state of the language is. First, it looked at where most Java developers are based. According to the Developer Estimation Model by the Market Research and Analytics Team, … continue reading
JetBrains has released the latest version of Kotlin. For Kotlin 1.4, the team focused on quality and performance of the language and its tooling. This release includes over 60 performance fixes. One performance enhancement is that files open much faster and content is highlighted faster. According to the team, content will appear highlighted 1.5 to … continue reading
JetBrains has announced a beta for Space, which is a new platform that acts as an integrated team environment. According to the company, Space allows development teams to better organize, communicate, plan, and build and deliver products. For the past eight months the platform has been in an early access program (EAP). Since announcing the … continue reading
JetBrains has updated its IntelliJ IDEA platform. IntelliJ IDEA 2020.2 adds a number of new features, including the ability to review and merge GitHub pull requests, navigate between warnings and errors in a file using the Inspections widget, and use the Problems tool window to view the full list of issues in a current file. … continue reading
