JetBrains Newsletter

December 2019

JetBrains Toolbox 2019.3: All IDEs and .NET Tools Updated

To help you enjoy coding even more in the new year, we have updated all of our desktop tools. The 2019.3 versions of all Toolbox products deliver faster performance, with a few cool new features and support for additional technologies sprinkled in here and there. Get a quick overview of the improvements made in each product.

YouTrack 2019.3

YouTrack 2019.3 is released with a new, better Issues List with significant enhancements in both performance and appearance including a new sidebar, toolbar, and dark mode. It also introduces an Issue Activity Feed widget for dashboards and project pages, new language options, improved navigation for reports, new integrations with VCS, HTML support in markdown and other formatting improvements, and new ways to manage the lifecycles of your projects.

TeamCity 2019.2

TeamCity 2019.2 gives you great new ways to manage the clean-up of your builds and to monitor your server's performance. It supports EC2 launch templates, and features a new DSL syntax for defining build chains. It also provides an easy way to run personal builds with Git patches, and adds many improvements to the experimental UI.

KotlinConf 2019 is a Wrap!

Earlier this month 1,700 Kotlin enthusiasts descended upon Copenhagen, Denmark, for our third annual KotlinConf. Watch the entire keynote or read through the blog post for highlights, What to Expect in Kotlin 1.4 and Beyond. Are you ready to dig deeper? Enjoy both days of the conference featuring 54 session recordings and the Space launch, all on the KotlinConf 2019 playlist and ready to watch today.

Introducing Space – the integrated team environment from JetBrains

Welcome our brand-new product! Space provides teams and organizations with the tools they need to collaborate effectively and efficiently. It has Git-based Version Control, Code Reviews, Automation (CI/CD) based on Kotlin Scripting, Package Repositories, Planning tools, Issue Tracking, Chats, Blogs, Meetings, and a Team Directory, among other features.

Learn about Space and request an invite to join the free early access program!

Product Releases and Company News

JetBrains Academy Welcomes Kotlin on Board — In February, we launched JetBrains Academy – an educational platform for future professionals. We started with Java, and during those first months, we worked to identify and adopt the learning concepts we believe in. Now it's time to take it a step further. We're excited to announce that the Kotlin track is ready for you.

IntelliJ IDEA Edu 2019.3 is a free and open-source IDE which contains all the features of IntelliJ IDEA Community 2019.3, with special functionality for learners and educators provided by the latest EduTools plugin v3.2.

EduTools Plugin v3.2 — This update adds support for Catch, the C++ test framework, makes the Hyperskill integration more stable, and fixes lots of bugs. Read on for more details.

CLion's Plan for Next Year and 2020.1 Roadmap — Our main priorities for 2020 haven't changed much: performance and responsiveness, deeper Clangd integration, more project models, and support for embedded development. What exactly is planned for the next release, CLion 2020.1, can be checked in our dedicated blog post.

MPS Community Meetup 2019 — The recordings from MPS Community Meetup 2019 are ready for you to watch. Learn about the amazing projects that big companies are doing with MPS.

A Work of Desktop Art — Explore the updated Artwork generator. Generate your own unique desktop art or get beautiful premade JetBrains screensavers and desktop wallpapers. Check out the blog post for details.

Technological Highlights

Java Annotated Monthly: December '19 — As many gear up for the holidays, this month's Java Annotated Monthly is not too full to take away from your busy schedules. Skim through the highlights and dive deeper into those that interest you.

.NET Annotated Monthly: December '19 — This month's .NET Annotated Monthly covers recent .NET news, links, tips, community information, and other awesome things.

PHP Annotated Monthly: December '19 — Latest releases PHP 7.4, Symfony 4.4 and 5.0, Xdebug 2.9, news from PHP Internals, articles on Laravel and Symfony, useful tools, videos, podcasts, and a whole lot more.

Learning Resources

Teams — a Core Concept to Working and Communicating in Space — Teams are a key concept in Space. Read the blog post to learn how teams can work and communicate in Space.

Data Engineering and Developer Tools for Big Data — Jeff Zhang joined us for a live webinar on data engineering and developer tools for Big Data. We asked him to follow up on the interest in the topic by writing a detailed blog post with the main ideas and the recording.

AWS Toolkit for Rider and WebStorm — You can now develop with Lambdas and debug your code on ECS Fargate in Rider, WebStorm, IntelliJ IDEA, and PyCharm.

React + TypeScript + TDD in WebStorm, Part 2 — This blog post shares the webinar recording along with a couple of questions that were asked during the webinar, and includes some handy shortcuts that were used by Paul.

Building an ASP.NET Core App from Start to Finish — This webinar recording provides a quick overview of building ASP.NET Core web apps with Rider such as models, view models and controllers, scaffolding, navigating through our code base, and publishing the application.

Commit and Repository Tool Windows in Rider 2019.3 — Take a closer look at our new way to commit.

Localization Manager in ReSharper 2019.3 — The brand-new Localization Manager in ReSharper 2019.3 helps you work more efficiently with many .resx files in your solution.

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