WebStorm and Rider Are Now Free for Non-Commercial Use

My JetBrains all products pack is one of the few subscriptions that I enthusiastically pay every year. People talk about Copilot or Claude as a force multiplier, but I use both and would rather give them both up than switch full-time to VS Code or similar. Between their git integration, navigation tools, refactors, search, and so on, programming in a large codebase with a JetBrains IDE is just a completely different experience than trying to do it in a lower-power editor.

And, of course, the other reason why I'm so enthusiastic about their products is that they're one of the only companies that has been able to maintain a thoroughly symbiotic relationship with the developer community. They somehow have consistently maintained a healthy balance of giving things away without losing their business—their subscription model is humane (you get to use the last version you paid for indefinitely), they have an open source core, and they lean in more than most to giving their paid products away to students and others who can't pay.

Re: WebStorm and Rider Are Now Free for Non-Commercial Use

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Post by Triangle9349 » Thu, Oct 24, 2024, 1:45 PM UTC

Huge! Forced data collection, I hope at least the code is not sent for training

Re: WebStorm and Rider Are Now Free for Non-Commercial Use

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Post by sitkack » Thu, Oct 24, 2024, 1:46 PM UTC

> Earlier this year, we implemented a new licensing model for our recently introduced IDEs, RustRover and Aqua, making them free for non-commercial use. We’re now extending this model to WebStorm and Rider. If you’re using these IDEs for non-commercial purposes, such as learning, open-source project development, content creation, or hobby development, you can now do so for free.

Re: WebStorm and Rider Are Now Free for Non-Commercial Use

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Post by simion314 » Thu, Oct 24, 2024, 1:48 PM UTC

lolinder wrote: post #4

My JetBrains all products pack is one of the few subscriptions that I enthusiastically pay every year. People talk about Copilot or Claude as a force multiplier, but I use both and would rather give them both up than switch full-time to VS Code or similar. Between their git integration, navigation tools, refactors, search, and so on, programming in a large codebase with a JetBrains IDE is just a completely different…

Same here, I imagine also how had is for them to compete against free products paid by tech giants, they have no choice then be better and threat the users with respect.

Re: WebStorm and Rider Are Now Free for Non-Commercial Use

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Post by simion314 » Thu, Oct 24, 2024, 1:51 PM UTC

Triangle9349 wrote: post #5

Huge! Forced data collection, I hope at least the code is not sent for training

There is enough of code on the internet already for big tech to train , what is probably missing is some scoring or labeling for that code so this AIs stop suggesting outdated stuff or bad stuff.

Re: WebStorm and Rider Are Now Free for Non-Commercial Use

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Post by TYPE_FASTER » Thu, Oct 24, 2024, 1:55 PM UTC

lolinder wrote: post #4

My JetBrains all products pack is one of the few subscriptions that I enthusiastically pay every year. People talk about Copilot or Claude as a force multiplier, but I use both and would rather give them both up than switch full-time to VS Code or similar. Between their git integration, navigation tools, refactors, search, and so on, programming in a large codebase with a JetBrains IDE is just a completely different…

Same here. The JetBrains products are indispensable for me. They've converted me after being an Emacs user for 30 years.

Re: WebStorm and Rider Are Now Free for Non-Commercial Use

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Post by OutOfHere » Thu, Oct 24, 2024, 1:56 PM UTC

JetBrains IDEs are better than VSCode, but due to Copilot integration in VSCode, I moved away from JetBrains. I don't see myself going back to JetBrains.

Secondly, the free JetBrains IDEs also lack devcontainer support which is readily present in VSCode. To not use devcontainer is a substantial security hazard.