The IntelliJ IDEA debugger is very helpful when it comes to improving your code. Not only does it help you to identify inconsistencies, but it also makes navigating to the responsible lines much easier. There are many ways to set a target execution line during debugging. You can use breakpoints, or step to the line using the Step Over (F8), Step Into (F7), and Run to Cursor (⌥F9) commands. But what if you want to jump to a particular line and set an execution point there, without executing the preceding code? Surprisingly, at the moment you can only do this with the help of workarounds, and t

Rider 2020.2 is now available! To mark this great news we’ve put together a full list of the new features and under the hood improvements that are in store for you. Let’s dive in! Download Rider 2020.2 Debugger The new release brings significant changes to the debugger API. They allow us to perform super-lazy value calculations with better interruption and custom value representation. We've also added data breakpoints. Finally, the Pin to Frame feature lets you pin local variables to the frame. Localization Manager We’re proud to introduce a new tool for working with resources. With the Lo

Where and when does a value in our program change? And what's the state of values in each iteration, when debugging recursive functions? Two good questions that Rider 2020.2 EAP helps answer, with Data Breakpoints and Pin-to-Frame! (more…)

WebStorm 2020.2 Beta is now available! To catch up on what has already been implemented in v2020.2, check out our previous EAP blog posts. (more…)

WebStorm 2020.2 EAP build #6 is now available! If you’re unfamiliar with our Early Access Program or if you want to catch up on all the new features, check out our previous EAP blog posts. (more…)

We’ve only just started the EAP for Rider 2020.2, but it’s already got plenty of goodies for Unity development. For example, we’ve done a huge amount of work to reduce memory overhead when parsing your assets, and Rider will now find usages and show Inspector values of more types, methods and fields, even inside prefab modifications! But today I’d like to introduce a new feature that we’re really excited about, a feature that you never knew you needed, but we think you’re going to love! We’re calling it a “pausepoint” and it’s a special kind of breakpoint that doesn’t stop the debugger i

We’re ready to launch the CLion 2020.2 Early Access Program! We still have an interesting path ahead of us, but we are now ready to show you some of the valuable improvements we’ve made and to get your feedback. So please join us for this EAP – we’d love to welcome you aboard! As usual, the EAP builds are free to use and no license is required. The main goal is to test the tools in all kinds of non-standard and unusual environments you may have set up, so we can make sure we haven’t missed anything. If you come across any bugs or peculiar behavior, please report them to our issue tracker

In this post, we’d like to share our plans for Rider 2020.2 and find out what we can do next to improve your development experience. Your feedback is always welcome! The following is a list of our priorities for the next release cycle of 2020.2. Note that these are features we’re working on – as opposed to features scheduled for delivery – and that some of these might come in with later versions. (more…)

If you’ve ever used System.out.println() to debug your code, this post is a must-read. A debugger is a special tool that you can use to execute your code in a strictly controlled environment. It lets you review and analyze the inner state of your application and find and fix bugs that may be hidden deep within your code. With a debugger, you also have the power to change and test the behavior of your code without modifying the source, and do a lot of other interesting things too. Let's take our first steps into the world of debugging and see what this tool is capable of. (more&hellip

On May 7, we ran an exciting CLion Ask Me Anything session. 2 hours, 9 speakers, 7 demos, and 140+ questions – this was really inspiring and motivating for the team and hopefully useful for all attendees. The most frequent comment afterwards from the team members was, “Let’s do this again!”. We’d also like to say huge thanks for all your compliments and good wishes in the questions pane! The recording of the webinar is now available on the JetBrainsTV YouTube channel. And here are some useful timestamps so you can instantly jump to any section: C++ language support 02:29 - The evo

Rider 2020.1 has a lot of excellent features in store for you! In this post, we will look at how Smart Step Into lets us step into methods we're actually interested in, some UI updates that help reduce mental context switches while debugging, and more! (more…)

Hello everyone, We’ve published Rider 2020.1 today! Let’s talk about the most important updates we have for you in this release. The backend runs on .NET Core runtime Finally, the backend runs on .NET Core runtime by default on macOS and Linux, instead of the Mono runtime. Moving to .NET Core runtime delivers noticeable performance improvements, a lower memory footprint, and multithreaded NuGet restore. (more…)