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We are happy to announce that this year the JetBrains C++ team will be back to CppCon in Bellevue, WA, USA – the biggest yearly event in the C++ development world – as exhibitors, participants and speakers! We greatly enjoyed it last year and are super-excited to join again! Learn with us JetBrains team is planning to present a selection of topics in the main program: Monday, September 24,

Hi, CLion 2018.2.3 update (build 182.4323.58) is now available! You can download it from our website, use Toolbox app or snap packages (in the case of Ubuntu) to update. A patch-update will be available shortly for those using CLion 2018.2.2. Download CLion CLion 2018.2 added a support for compilation database project format. This bug-fix update improves the integration. Automatical

In this series of short blog posts, we are going to take a closer look at the key Rust-related features available in JetBrains IDEs through our corresponding plugin. However, before we do that, let me briefly remind you about the current state of the Rust plugin: It is available in all our IntelliJ-based IDEs. It relies on the Cargo build system, and CLion is no exception here. The debu

Hi, CLion 2018.2.2 update (build 182.4129.51) is now available! You can download it from our website, use Toolbox app or snap packages (in the case of Ubuntu) to update. A patch-update will be available shortly for those using CLion 2018.2.1 or CLion 2018.2.2 EAP. Download CLion This update includes a performance improvement for CMake projects generation/loading, a workaround to run th

Hi, CLion 2018.2.2 EAP (build 182.4129.15) is now available. Get it now from our Confluence page: Download CLion 2018.2.2 EAP Please, note that this EAP build requires an active subscription (or you can start a 30-day evaluation period). A patch-update will be available shortly (in case you are using CLion 2018.2.1). This build includes the following improvements: Performance improveme

One of our most frequent feature requests for CLion is the ability to use project or build systems other than CMake. There are many good reasons for needing to use something different - but if you could only pick one we still feel CMake is the best choice. That’s not because we think it is perfect (although it’s worth noting that some of the issues that people have with it may be addressed by focu

Hi, CLion 2018.2 release has happened just recently. And today we are happy to announce that the first bug-fix update 2018.2.1 is now available. If you haven’t yet upgraded to CLion 2018.2, good time to do so right now! Get a fresh build from our website, use Toolbox app or snap packages (in the case of Ubuntu) to update. A patch-update will be available shortly for those using CLion 2018.2.

Hi, A big CLion 2018.2 release has happened just recently. Have you tried the new version yet? If not, get your free 30-day trial on our site now. Clangd, new project models, Google Sanitizers, and many other goodies are waiting inside! Meanwhile, we’ve already discussed and planned future improvements for CLion and would like to share our plans with you. But first, let’s follow our good tra

Hi, CLion 2018.2 was released just recently. Along with the release, the Rust plugin has had an update! In this blog post, we’d like to highlight some of the main improvements in the plugin. However, before we do that, let me briefly remind you about the current state of the Rust plugin: It’s available in all our IntelliJ-based IDEs. It relies on the Cargo build system, and CLion is no e

Hi, A new CLion 2018.2 Release Candidate is now available (build 182.3684.76)! Please note that to use CLion 2018.2 RC3 you need to have an active subscription (or start a 30-day evaluation period). Download CLion 2018.2 RC3 Our Early Access Program lets development community closely participate in discussions devoted to our products and identify issues that were possibly overlooked by

Hi, Welcome the 2nd release candidate (build 182.3684.46) for CLion 2018.2! As we are getting closer and closer to the official release, we are now mostly working on the final fixes and improvements. If you notice any problem at all, please report it to our tracker. Download CLion 2018.2 RC2 Please note that to use CLion 2018.2 RC2 you need to have an active subscription (or start a 30

Hi, Please welcome the first Release Candidate for the upcoming CLion 2018.2! Get the build (182.3684.12) from our website or use Toolbox app or snap packages (in the case of Ubuntu) to update. A patch-update will be available shortly for those using the previous EAP build. No license is required and the build is free to use, but it will expire within 30 days of the build date. Download CLi

Hi, Please welcome CLion 2018.2 EAP (build 182.3569.10)! As usual, a patch-update will be available shortly for those using the previous EAP build, and you can also use Toolbox app or snap packages (in the case of Ubuntu) to get this build. No license is required and the build is free to use, but it will expire within 30 days of the build date. Download CLion 2018.2 EAP New inspection: a

Hi, A new CLion 2018.2 EAP (build 182.3458.13) is now available! As usual, a patch-update will be available shortly for those using the previous EAP build, and you can also use Toolbox app or snap packages (in the case of Ubuntu) to get this build. No license is required and the build is free to use, but it will expire within 30 days of the build date. Download CLion 2018.2 EAP In brie

Hi, A new CLion 2018.2 EAP (build 182.3341.14) is now available! Download a fresh build from our site, or get it via a patch-update (will be available shortly in case you are using the previous EAP build). You can also update via Toolbox app or snap packages (in case of Ubuntu). No license is required and the build is free to use, but it will expire within 30 days of the build date. Downl

Hi, A new CLion 2018.2 EAP (build 182.3208.14) is now available! A patch-update will be available shortly in case you are using the previous EAP build. You can also update via Toolbox app or snap packages (in case of Ubuntu). No license is required and the build is free to use, but it will expire within 30 days of the build date. Download CLion 2018.2 EAP Debugger: LLDB We've bundled LLD

Upd. CLion 2018.1.5 (181.5281.33) is released! Patch-updates are available from v2018.1.4 and v2018.1.3. The bug-fix update fixes a critical issue with the Register dialog (IDEA-193747). CLion 2018.1.4 (181.5281.26) is now available! You can update using: Toolbox App, in the IDE: a patch-update will be available shortly in case you are using CLion 2018.1.3, using snap package on Ubun

From the 4th to the 9th of June 2018, Phil Nash and I attended the ISO C++ Committee meeting in beautiful Rapperswil, Switzerland, representing JetBrains. We are continuing our active involvement in developing and standardizing C++ (please read the last trip report for details). We are now past the middle of the release cycle for C++20. The next meeting in San Diego in November 2018 will mark

For the second year in a row, we have polled thousands of people to learn what’s hot and what’s not in the world of developers in 2018. The Developer Ecosystem survey aims to reveal which technologies are trending today, how languages are evolving, and which tools developers are adopting the most. The results are finally in, so go ahead and get the full scoop! Later we will also publish (anonym

Hi, A new CLion 2018.2 EAP (build 182.2949.5) is now available! A patch-update will be available shortly in case you are using the previous EAP build. Download CLion 2018.2 EAP Project Model CLion 2018.2 brought two new project models: Gradle and compilation database. This build comes with a few related fixes: For Gradle C++ projects: red highlighting for C++ headers on Windows for M