Reviewers mostly see JetBrains as a dependable, feature-rich IDE suite that helps them move faster, especially through strong code completion, refactoring, debugging, search, indexing, shortcuts, and Git or version control integration. Many mention a smooth, familiar workflow across tools like IntelliJ, PyCharm, WebStorm, PhpStorm, and Rider, with good support for large codebases and many technologies. The main complaints are speed, occasional invasiveness, a steeper learning curve from simpler editors, and some weaker AI extensions. Founders of
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