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  • Code Coverage: How to Measure It, Understand the Metrics, and Improve Your Tests

    calendar Jul 23, 2026 · blog.jetbrains.com
    Code Coverage: How to Measure It, Understand the Metrics, and Improve Your Tests

    Code coverage is one of those metrics that every development team talks about but few use to its full potential. Whether you’re shipping a SaaS product or maintaining a legacy monolith, understanding what your tests actually exercise-and what they miss-can make the difference between a confident release and a 2AM …


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  • ReSharper C++ 2026.2: C++26 Reflection, ISPC Language Support, And More

    calendar Jul 22, 2026 · blog.jetbrains.com
    ReSharper C++ 2026.2: C++26 Reflection, ISPC Language Support, And More

    ReSharper C++ 2026.2 is out, bringing initial support for C++26 reflection, the most anticipated addition to the C++ language in recent years. This release also introduces ACP agent support in ReSharper with Junie as the first available agent, adds support for the ISPC language, and significantly speeds up indexing in …


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  • Rider 2026.2: IDE Intelligence for AI Agents, Faster Performance, and Spectacular Game Dev Updates

    calendar Jul 22, 2026 · blog.jetbrains.com
    Rider 2026.2: IDE Intelligence for AI Agents, Faster Performance, and Spectacular Game Dev Updates

    Rider 2026.2 opens up the IDE’s own intelligence to your AI coding agents, so they work from real project knowledge instead of reconstructing it from files and terminal output. A new set of agent skills covers testing, profiling, refactoring, and official Microsoft .NET workflows, and GitHub Copilot now joins the …


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  • ReSharper 2026.2: AI Agent Freedom in Visual Studio, .NET Debugging for VS Code, and More

    calendar Jul 22, 2026 · blog.jetbrains.com
    ReSharper 2026.2: AI Agent Freedom in Visual Studio, .NET Debugging for VS Code, and More

    ReSharper 2026.2 takes the first step toward ACP-based agent support in Visual Studio, starting with Junie in Preview. This is the beginning of an open AI ecosystem for .NET developers: your choice of agents and models, connected through a single protocol, paired with the code intelligence ReSharper is known for. The …


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  • What’s New in RustRover 2026.2

    calendar Jul 22, 2026 · blog.jetbrains.com
    What’s New in RustRover 2026.2

    RustRover 2026.2 adds endpoint discovery and route–handler navigation for axum-based projects, brings support for Ferrocene, a qualified Rust toolchain, and improves your everyday experience with macros, imports, struct creation, module paths, benchmarks, .env files, and split mode. Key Higlights Faster navigation for …


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  • CLion’s Classic Engine Unbundled: What’s Next

    calendar Jul 22, 2026 · blog.jetbrains.com
    CLion’s Classic Engine Unbundled: What’s Next

    Last year, we announced that CLion Nova would become the default C and C++ engine for all users and that all new language improvements would be developed for Nova. With CLion 2026.2, we’re taking the next step in that transition – the legacy Classic engine is moving from the CLion bundle to an optional plugin. […] Link …


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  • What’s new: Air gets more agents, local models, and Java/Kotlin code intelligence

    calendar Jul 21, 2026 · blog.jetbrains.com
    What’s new: Air gets more agents, local models, and Java/Kotlin code intelligence

    The new release of JetBrains Air brings support for GitHub Copilot, OpenCode, Pi, Cline, and other ACP-compatible agents. It also adds IntelliJ-powered navigation and diagnostics for Java and Kotlin and runs Windows tasks in Docker containers. Try Air for Mac, Linux and Windows Bring your own agents and harnesses Air …


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  • RubyMine 2026.2: Agentic Debugging, Native GitHub Copilot Integration, Default Symbol-Based Code Insight, and More

    calendar Jul 21, 2026 · blog.jetbrains.com
    RubyMine 2026.2: Agentic Debugging, Native GitHub Copilot Integration, Default Symbol-Based Code Insight, and More

    RubyMine 2026.2 is out! RubyMine 2026.2 introduces agentic debugging, native GitHub Copilot integration, AI completion with third-party providers, and symbol-based code insight enabled by default. You’ll also find improvements across the Ruby ecosystem and everyday IDE workflows. You can download RubyMine 2026.2 from …


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  • What’s New in PyCharm 2026.2

    calendar Jul 21, 2026 · blog.jetbrains.com
    What’s New in PyCharm 2026.2

    In PyCharm 2026.2, you can build Python extensions with the new Rust plugin and debug them using debugpy, which is now the default engine. Running external utilities is now managed through a redesigned settings UI for uvx, while multi-project setups are supported out of the box for uv, Poetry, and Hatch workspaces. …


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  • Introducing JetBrains Context: Repository Intelligence for Coding Agents

    calendar Jul 21, 2026 · blog.jetbrains.com
    Introducing JetBrains Context: Repository Intelligence for Coding Agents

    Today, we’re launching JetBrains Context, a new repository intelligence layer that helps coding agents work more efficiently and produce higher-quality results on complex codebases. As part of the JetBrains AI for Teams and Organizations rollout, JetBrains Context is now available in early access at no additional cost …


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  • Busy Plugin Developers Newsletter – Q2 2026

    calendar Jul 21, 2026 · blog.jetbrains.com
    Busy Plugin Developers Newsletter – Q2 2026

    Your quarterly dose of plugin dev news, tools, and tips from JetBrains 🧩 Marketplace Updates Internal API Usage Notifications To support the ongoing IntelliJ Platform API stabilization, JetBrains Marketplace now automatically notifies plugin authors when their plugins use internal APIs. This gives authors an …


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  • Escape Analysis in Go – Stack vs. Heap Allocations Explained

    calendar Jul 20, 2026 · blog.jetbrains.com
    Escape Analysis in Go – Stack vs. Heap Allocations Explained

    One of the design choices Google made when developing Go was to abstract memory management away from developers so they could focus on what really matters – writing code. Things like escape analysis and garbage collection are thus automatic, and the Go compiler works in almost mystical ways. That’s one of the best …


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  • Does “rtk” skill really cut agent tokens by 60–90%? We tested it

    calendar Jul 20, 2026 · blog.jetbrains.com
    Does “rtk” skill really cut agent tokens by 60–90%? We tested it

    Does “rtk” reduce Claude Code token usage? Part 2 of a series where we take public “token saving” add-ons for coding agents and run the same paired A/B benchmark against each of them. Part 1 was the caveman skill (advertised −65%, measured −8.5%). TL;DR: rtk advertised saving: 60–90%. Measured on real agent work: +7.6% …


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  • Kotlin Turns 15: Celebrate the Kotlin Effect

    calendar Jul 17, 2026 · blog.jetbrains.com
    Kotlin Turns 15: Celebrate the Kotlin Effect

    🎉 Kotlin turns 15! 🎉 For 15 years, you’ve helped shape Kotlin into the language it is today. Whether you’ve built apps, contributed to the ecosystem, taught others, or simply chosen Kotlin for your next project – thank you for being part of the journey. Today, we’re celebrating Kotlin and the people who have made […] …


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  • PhpStorm 2026.2 is Now Out

    calendar Jul 17, 2026 · blog.jetbrains.com
    PhpStorm 2026.2 is Now Out

    Welcome to the PhpStorm 2026.2 release overview. This version advances PhpStorm as a platform for your preferred coding agents, models, and AI subscriptions, improves PHP and Laravel support, and delivers productivity gains for working with Git repositories, databases, and the built-in terminal. Download PhpStorm …


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  • Key Takeaways From PHPverse 2026

    calendar Jul 17, 2026 · blog.jetbrains.com
    Key Takeaways From PHPverse 2026

    On June 9, PHPverse 2026 brought together PHP developers from different backgrounds to watch talks by domain experts, exchange opinions, and even try to catch a running elePHPant. The five-hour live stream has been viewed 15,000 times in total and received 10,206 live chat comments, with over 2,600 people watching …


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  • What’s New in IntelliJ IDEA 2026.2

    calendar Jul 16, 2026 · blog.jetbrains.com
    What’s New in IntelliJ IDEA 2026.2

    IntelliJ IDEA 2026.2 is here! This version brings updates designed to streamline your workflows and help you confidently adopt the latest innovations across the Java ecosystem. You can download this latest release from our website or update to it directly from inside the IDE, via the free Toolbox App, or using snap …


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  • What’s fixed in IntelliJ IDEA 2026.2

    calendar Jul 16, 2026 · blog.jetbrains.com
    What’s fixed in IntelliJ IDEA 2026.2

    Welcome to an overview of the most important fixes and usability improvements in IntelliJ IDEA 2026.2. This release brings more than 1,300 bug fixes and usability improvements, and it addresses 140 freezes and other performance issues identified through internal diagnostics and user reports. Below is a recap of the …


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  • CLion 2026.2 Is Here

    calendar Jul 16, 2026 · blog.jetbrains.com
    CLion 2026.2 Is Here

    With a debugger skill for AI agents, debug profiles for simplified debugger configuration, and support for C++26 reflection. CLion 2026.2 is now available. This latest version of the JetBrains IDE for C and C++ includes the following key features: You can download CLion 2026.2 from the link below, via the Toolbox App, …


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  • DataGrip 2026.2: AI Agent Skills, MCP Tools and CLI Commands for Data Source Management, Bundled JDBC Drivers, and Improved Session Control

    calendar Jul 16, 2026 · blog.jetbrains.com
    DataGrip 2026.2: AI Agent Skills, MCP Tools and CLI Commands for Data Source Management, Bundled JDBC Drivers, and Improved Session Control

    DataGrip 2026.2, the second major update of the year, is here! Let’s take a look at what’s inside. AI This release introduces three AI agent skills for working with databases: database-tools, database-connection-management, and database-text-to-sql. Together, they let AI agents explore and query connected databases, …


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