The JetBrains Blog

In October 2023, we launched the Early Access Program for Writerside – a tool for authoring, testing, and publishing documentation. Built on the IntelliJ Platform, Writerside was available in two versions: a standalone tool and a plugin for JetBrains IDEs. Our goal was to serve two key audiences – d…

Reusing content is one of the few things that software developers and technical writers are equally passionate about. Both know that avoiding duplication isn’t just a good practice, it’s essential – and it works for documentation, just as it does for code: Decreased redundancy: Reusing content e…

“I hate to write, but I love having written,” a famous saying goes. Don’t we all – especially those of us who write functional texts, like technical documentation? We often have too little time to even convey the basic idea, let alone categorize and structure the information – whether it’s a how-to …

The first Writerside build with AI-powered features is now available as part of its Early Access Program. Read on the full story, or jump straight to the new features. No longer a threat, AI is a writer's friend Just one year ago, tech writers felt threatened by the AI breakthrough and we…

The winter holidays have historically been a time for magic and stories. With this in mind, I'd like to share a little story of my own - one with more than just a sprinkling of magic. Have you ever wondered where the name of our product came from? I’ve been asked this question many times on diffe…

Our first blog post on Git sparked discussions among different communities of tech writers. Many questioned the described workflow and highlighted that having to collaborate on the same file, pull and rebase changes daily, and resolve conflicts may be a sign of organizational and content management …

When I joined JetBrains back in 2014 as a senior technical writer, our team consisted of 5 documentarians covering 6 products.  We sat together in a separate room and kept our door closed most of the time, rarely mingling with any developers. We’d see them at the daily IntelliJ IDEA standup,…

Single-source publishing is a powerful must-have feature that is normally among the top three competitive advantages for any professional help authoring solution – and for good reason. Single-sourcing reusable content lets you: Maintain consistency throughout your documentation in terms of style,…