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A new major update for Rider has just been published! You can download the 2023.2 release build from our website, install it via the Toolbox App, or use this snap package from the Snapсraft store (if you are using a compatible Linux distribution). We invite you to explore the new features and imp…

Debugging source generators in JetBrains Rider and seeing generated C# code artifacts.

The Rider 2023.2 EAP 6 build has just been released and this one is a game-changer. It is the first build to include features leveraging the enormous potential of generative AI and large language models (LLMs). We can not wait for you to download Rider 2023.2 EAP 6 and try it out, but before you …

Hello everyone,  A new EAP build for Rider 2023.2 has just landed and it’s incredibly feature-rich! Let’s take a look at the most notable updates.  C# updates Rider 2023.2 comes with new inspections and quick-fixes for common Entity Framework issues, such as the “N+1” problem and …

The popularity of Source Generators is slowly yet steadily growing within the .NET community as more projects learn to utilize them to reduce tedious and repetitive development work. Newcomers can get an overview in our Source Generators introductory blog post, try various samples Microsoft provides…

Hello everyone, The new release version of Rider is here! Let’s explore some of the most exciting features included with it. Before diving into the feature set, there is an important note. Starting with the 2021.2 release of our .NET productivity tools, including Rider, we will require .NE…

Great news, everyone!  ReSharper 2021.2 is now out! Before diving into the feature set, there is an important note. Starting with the 2021.2 release of our .NET productivity tools, including ReSharper, we will require .NET Framework 4.7.2 or newer to be installed on your machine. Learn mo…

Hello everyone and welcome to ReSharper’s third and final release of the year! With C# 9 recently released, ReSharper 2020.3 was destined to be about supporting new language features with our entire tool set. Of course, Source Generators had to be covered too. We also managed to implement long-awai…