AI is accelerating coding, but without the right checks, it can also introduce risk, inconsistency, and hidden issues into your codebase. Businesses are offering “total automation” and “AI-driven checks” while consumers lose control of code quality and security. In this livestream, we’ll show how to take control of …

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IntelliJ IDEA 2026.1.1 has arrived with several valuable fixes. You can update to this version from inside the IDE, using the Toolbox App, or using snaps if you are a Ubuntu user. You can also download it from our website. Here are the most notable updates included in this version: To find out more details about the …

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AI is everywhere except in CI/CD Developers now use AI for nearly everything, except the part that actually ships code. Recent surveys conducted by JetBrains indicate that AI is now widely used in software development, with workplace usage exceeding 90% and a large majority of developers already incorporating it into …

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We’ve begun work on our next major release, version 2026.2, which we plan to introduce in a few months. After reviewing your feedback and our strategic goals, we’ve decided to focus on improving build tools, including Bazel, as well as project formats, the embedded experience, and the debugger. Here are our more …

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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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