Most organizations are asking what AI can do for their developers. A harder question is what are your developers bringing to AI? DORA’s 2025 AI Capabilities Model report argues that AI does not level teams out – it amplifies what is already there. Stronger, high-performing organizations get more out of it, whereas the …

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Spend a few minutes around developer content, and it’s easy to come away with the impression that web apps now appear to almost write themselves. Everything that follows – review, verification, refactoring, debugging, and the open-source frameworks that make those apps dependable – gets less attention. AI can speed up …

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If an error is detected in a file but no one sees it, is it really highlighted? This is a tale about why highlighting only what’s visible is both the strangest and the most reasonable thing to do – and how you can benefit from it. (Enable Settings | Scala | Editor | Highlighting Mode […] Link to article: …

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JetBrains has partnered with LinkedIn Learning to offer the Kotlin Professional Certificate. This is a structured learning path that covers the full scope of modern software development – from Kotlin essentials all the way to building full-stack, multiplatform applications for mobile, desktop, web, and backend …

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Your quarterly dose of plugin dev news, tools, and tips from JetBrains. 🧩 Marketplace Updates Updated Approval Guidelines: New Technical Requirement We’ve added a new clause to the Plugin Approval Criteria, under Section 2.2: c. The Plugin must not modify, hide, intercept, or otherwise interfere with the functionality …

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This post was written by external contributors from Touchlab. KMP is a strategic platform In the current competitive landscape, the traditional mobile development model characterized by maintaining independent, duplicated codebases for iOS and Android is no longer a sustainable use of capital. This approach …

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Investing in static code analysis tools might seem straightforward, but finding one that truly fits your team can be tough. Most tools promise the usual benefits: cleaner code, fewer bugs, better security, and more consistency in code reviews. Yet in reality, there’s a big difference between a tool the team embraces …

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A security vulnerability in YouTrack came to light in March 2026, and we fixed it immediately. Most of you don’t need to do anything, but we want to keep you informed. For most YouTrack administrators, this is purely an informational post. Action required from YouTrack Server administrators If you are running YouTrack …

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TL;DR: This is a technical blog post about our work to improve UI responsiveness in IntelliJ-based IDEs. It’s a multi-year effort to fix several architectural constraints. The project is still ongoing, and so far we’ve built new tools and APIs that help move performance-sensitive work away from the UI thread. This …

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Spring AI is the application-facing integration layer you may already use. Koog is the next layer up when you need agent orchestration. Spring AI already covers the chat model API, chat memory, and vector storage for RAG, and it provides Spring Boot starters with auto-configuration. Koog’s role is not to erase that, …

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Earlier this winter, JetBrains and Cloud9 launched Sky’s the Limit, a global hackathon created to bring together two communities that share the same DNA: developers and esports enthusiasts. The idea was straightforward – developers like solving complex problems, and esports is full of strategy, data, and performance …

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