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Agent Skills: The Complete Guide

Want to move beyond clever prompting? This tutorial shows how to design and install Agent Skills – modular task workflows that reduce context clutter and improve consistency.

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What the Agent Client Protocol Is – and Why JetBrains and Zed Are Building It Together

A few weeks ago, our own Jan-Niklas Wortmann and Sergey Ignatov sat down with Ben Brandt from Zed to chat about the Agent Client Protocol (ACP) – how it started, why the two teams built it together, and what it unlocks.

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Cursor Joined the ACP Registry and Is Now Live in Your JetBrains IDE

Cursor is known for its AI-native, agentic workflows. JetBrains IDEs are valued for deep code intelligence – refactoring, debugging, code quality checks, and the tooling professionals rely on at scale. The Agent Client Protocol brings the two together.

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How We Taught AI Agents to See the Bigger Picture

When it comes to legacy projects, how can we help AI agents see the bigger picture? In this article, we explore how we did precisely that in TeamCity.

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AI Tool Switching Is Stealth Friction – Beat It at the Access Layer

A recent study of AI tool use, conducted through a collaboration between JetBrains and UC Irvine, revealed a striking insight. AI-assisted developers do a lot of context switching, but an astonishing number don’t notice it. This blog post digs into the question of how to address a problem when you don’t even know it exists.

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How AI Is Changing the Way We Structure Engineering Work – and How It Shouldn't

AI is transforming how we code, but should it change core workflows? Tune in when Matthew Skelton joins us on March 24 at 4:00 pm UTC to learn how to structure teams for growth.

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Qodana Users – Give Us Your Feedback for a Chance to Win!

Take this 8-minute survey for your chance to win one of 25 prizes from JetBrains.

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ReSharper Expands to VS Code and Compatible Editors

After a year in public preview, ReSharper for Visual Studio Code is now generally available. It brings JetBrains’ renowned C# code analysis and productivity features to developers who prefer VS Code and other compatible editors – including AI-first environments like Cursor and Google Antigravity.

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YouTrack 2026 Roadmap

We're committed to maintaining both the Server and Cloud versions of YouTrack over the long term, with a strong focus on enterprise migrations. This March will mark the release of Whiteboards – a new, flexible space for visually thinking through your projects. A little later in the year, we’re planning to bring support teams a B2B Helpdesk as well as improvements to the Knowledge Base and AI assistance.

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Rust vs C++: Competition or Evolution in Systems Programming for 2026

See how Rust and C++ stack up against each other in metrics such as performance, memory safety, tooling, and community dynamics. Compare the two languages’ strengths, weaknesses, and best use cases for modern systems programming.

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LangChain Python Tutorial: A Complete Guide for 2026

Learn how to build AI agents with LangChain in 2026 – from building chatbots and document Q&A to using tools and guardrails, as well as testing and debugging in PyCharm.

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Jupyter Notebooks in PyCharm: The Complete Professional Workflow

In this video, you’ll learn how to use Jupyter notebooks inside PyCharm to build a more powerful, professional workflow. Whether you’re working in data science, machine learning, or exploratory analysis, PyCharm helps you turn notebook experimentation into structured, production-ready projects.

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State of Rust 2025: Insights From the JetBrains Developer Ecosystem Survey

The State of Rust 2025 report dives into the latest trends shaping the Rust ecosystem, based on insights from the JetBrains Developer Ecosystem Survey 2025. Discover how Rust is evolving, where it’s growing, and what developers are focusing on today.

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The KotlinConf 2026 Schedule Is Here!

The full KotlinConf'26 schedule is live on our website! Peruse the full list of the talks, workshops, and speakers, and start planning your agenda today.

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6+ Hours of Python Talks

A couple of weeks back, we livestreamed Python Unplugged on PyTV, a free online Python conference hosted by JetBrains PyCharm. The full recording is now available on YouTube, with topics ranging from Jupyter to Django and AI. See Python as it’s used today.

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