IntelliJ IDEA 2026.1.3 Is Out!
We’ve just released IntelliJ IDEA 2026.1.3. 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. The latest update brings the following improvements: For a comprehensive overview of the fixes, see the release notes. […]
Java Annotated Monthly – June 2026
AI Java Kotlin News Java Annotated Monthly – June 2026 A fresh edition of Java Annotated Monthly has landed! The world of software development keeps moving at full speed, and this month’s selection helps you keep up without drowning in tabs. Inside, you’ll find hand-picked articles, podcasts, videos, and thought-provoking reads covering Java, Kotlin, AI, […]
Why Zig Isn’t 1.0 (Yet)
Most programming languages follow a familiar trajectory: early experimental releases, rapid iteration, and then – at some point – a 1.0 version that signals stability and the potential for serious adoption. Zig hasn’t followed that well-trodden path. What could be the reason? Andrew Kelley quit his job in 2018 to build a programming language. Eight […]
RustWeek 2026: What We Learned, Who We Met, and What’s Next for Rust
Community RustRover RustWeek 2026: What We Learned, Who We Met, and What’s Next for Rust RustWeek 2026 brought more than 900 Rust developers, educators, and maintainers to Utrecht, Netherlands, for a few days of talks, hallway conversations, community meetups, hackathons, and workshops about all things Rust. As a Gold sponsor for the third year in […]
IntelliJ IDEA 2025.3.6 Is Out!
IntelliJ IDEA 2025.3.6 is now available with the latest Oracle critical patch update for Java 21. The update includes the corresponding JetBrains Runtime changes and fixes the issue [IDEA-389015], providing improved reliability and security. You can update to this version from inside the IDE, using the Toolbox App, or using snaps if you are a […]
Async VFS Content Writes – What Plugin Authors Need to Know
IntelliJ Platform Plugins Async VFS Content Writes – What Plugin Authors Need to Know Some plugin code follows this pattern: Save open documents. Get a file or directory path. Pass that path to something outside the IDE, such as a formatter, linter, compiler, VCS command, language server, or custom CLI tool. Historically, it was reasonable […]
How To Fix Common TypeScript Issues With Qodana
Most TypeScript projects already run ESLint with @typescript-eslint. That covers a lot: explicit any, floating promises, non-null assertions, and more. If your linting setup is solid, you’re catching the obvious issues in the editor before code review. ESLint rules can’t produce cross-file findings. Each rule runs within a single file’s scope, which means ESLint can’t […]
Mellum2 Goes Open Source: A Fast Model for AI Workflows
News Releases Mellum2 Goes Open Source: A Fast Model for AI Workflows Trained from scratch and designed for practical deployment, Mellum2 is built for routing, Q&A, sub-agents, and private AI use in software engineering systems. Today, we’re open-sourcing Mellum2, a 12B model engineered to solve the hardest parts of production AI: latency, throughput, and cost. […]
Stop Pasting Tokens: OAuth2 Login for JetBrains IDE Plugins
IntelliJ Platform Plugins Stop Pasting Tokens: OAuth2 Login for JetBrains IDE Plugins The moment a plugin needs account data, a simple API call turns into an authentication problem. The bad shortcut is familiar: ask the user to create a personal access token (PAT), make them paste it into settings, and hope it never leaks. For […]
How We Use AlphaEvolve to Make Complex IDE Algorithms Faster
AI How We Use AlphaEvolve to Make Complex IDE Algorithms Faster AlphaEvolve is a Google DeepMind algorithm-discovery system that uses Gemini to generate, test, and refine possible algorithm improvements. Its job is not to answer questions; it searches for faster ways to solve complex algorithmic problems. We tried it on a narrow but important part […]