JetBrains AI
JetBrains AI is (obviously) an AI assistant that integrates directly into JetBrains’ range of Integrated Development Environments (IDEs), such as IntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm, WebStorm, and others. As a result of this integration that brings AI right within a coding workflow, JetBrains promises enhanced productivity and efficiency of developers.
The JetBrains AI Assistant supports various programming languages, relying on OpenAI’s tech to do its magic. As a result, it offers functionalities such as code documentation, refactoring suggestions, code generation, unit test generation, problem identification, and even converting files between programming languages.
Because the AI Assistant is deeply integrated into the JetBrains IDEs, it is able to offer context-aware suggestions and solutions based on the current project’s scope, dependencies, and coding conventions. This further makes it a more intuitive tool for developers accustomed to JetBrains’ ecosystem.
As that’s typically the case with these sorts of solutions, the AI Assistant is also available through a subscription — with rates set for individual users and organizations.
Down the road, JetBrains plans to incorporate LLM from other providers and possibly even offer options for on-premises model deployment for enterprise customers. That is something big organizations would definitely love to see, whereas we guess smaller teams don’t mind a cloud-based solution — as long as it helps them get the job done faster.
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What are the key features? ⭐
- AI chat: It acts as a smart coding buddy right inside your IDE (Integrated Development Environment). You can ask it questions related to your code and get instant answers.
- Refactoring suggestions: Refactoring means changing the structure of your code without altering its functionality, making it cleaner and easier to understand. JetBrains AI can suggest to you how to do that.
- Code completion: As you type, the AI can predict what you're trying to write and finish the code for you. It's a cool productivity-boosting feature.
- Documentation writing: JetBrains AI can automate this tedious task and do it all for you, delivering nicely formatted documentation for your functions or classes.
- Generating commit messages: When you save changes to your code, you usually write a commit message to explain what you've done. The AI can automatically create these messages on your behalf.
Who is it for? 🤔
Examples of what you can use it for 💭
- Debug and problem-solve your coding issues with JetBrain's AI chat
- Improve your code's structure and readability with JetBrain's refactoring suggestions
- Speed up development with code completion
- Generate detailed documentation without a hassle
- Craft meaningful commit messages using JetBrain AI
Pros & Cons ⚖️
- Automatic documentation alone is worth the subscription
- Code completion can 10x your productivity
- AI chat helps you find solutions to problems and make your code bug-free
- Some argue GitHub Copilot is better
